Effects of gel thickness on microscopic indentation measurements of gel modulus

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 101, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 643-650

  Long, Rong ^a,b   Hall, Matthew S ^b   Wu, Mingming ^b   Hui, Chung Yuen ^a  

^a Cornell University   (United States)

^b Department of Biological and Environmental Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLASS; MICROSPHERE; STAINLESS STEEL;

ARTICLE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; GEL; MECHANICS; MICROSCOPY;

FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; GELS; GLASS; MECHANICAL PROCESSES; MICROSCOPY; MICROSPHERES; STAINLESS STEEL;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 80052431726     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2011.06.049     Document Type: Article

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