Elasticity of human embryonic stem cells as determined by atomic force microscopy

Journal of Biomechanical Engineering

Volumn 133, Issue 10, 2011, Pages

  Kiss, Robert ^a   Bock, Henry ^a   Pells, Steve ^b   Canetta, Elisabetta ^c,d   Adya, Ashok K ^c   Moore, Andrew J ^a   De Sousa, Paul ^b   Willoughby, Nicholas A ^a  

^a HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ABERTAY DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^d CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

elasticity; embryonic; fibroblast; Matrigel; stem cells; Young's modulus

Indexed keywords

CELL ELASTICITY; CELL PHENOTYPE; CELL POPULATIONS; CELL STRUCTURE; DIFFERENTIATED CELLS; EMBRYONIC; HUMAN EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS; LOCAL VARIATIONS; MATRIGEL; OFF SET; POINT MEASUREMENT; REGENERATIVE MEDICINE; SINGLE CELLS; YOUNG'S MODULUS;

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CELL CULTURE; CELL PROLIFERATION; ELASTIC MODULI; STEM CELLS;

ELASTICITY;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL SUBPOPULATION; ELASTICITY; EMBRYO; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; YOUNG MODULUS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL LINE; CYTOLOGY; DRUG COMBINATION; FIBROBLAST; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

COLLAGEN; LAMININ; MATRIGEL; PROTEOGLYCAN;

CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL LINE; COLLAGEN; DRUG COMBINATIONS; ELASTIC MODULUS; ELASTICITY; EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS; FIBROBLASTS; HUMANS; LAMININ; MICROSCOPY, ATOMIC FORCE; PROTEOGLYCANS;

EID: 80955144957     PISSN: 01480731     EISSN: 15288951     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.4005286     Document Type: Article

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