Reliable measurement of elastic modulus of cells by nanoindentation in an atomic force microscope

Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials

Volumn 8, Issue , 2012, Pages 134-142

  Zhou, Z L ^a   Ngan, A H W ^a   Tang, B ^a,b   Wang, A X ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b KING ABDULLAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Saudi Arabia)

^c SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Atomic force microscopy; Elastic modulus; Nanoindentation; Oral cancer cells; Viscoelasticity

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CELL CULTURE; DISEASES; ELASTIC MODULI; NANOINDENTATION; VISCOELASTICITY;

APPARENT ELASTIC MODULUS; ELASTIC MODULUS VALUES; ELASTIC STIFFNESS; INTRINSIC PROPERTY; ORAL CANCER CELLS; RELIABLE MEASUREMENT; STANDARD PROTOCOLS; VISCO-ELASTIC MATERIAL;

CELLS;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BIOMECHANICS; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LOADING TEST; MAGNITUDE ESTIMATION METHOD; MEASUREMENT; MICROSCOPE; NANOINDENTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDARD; VISCOELASTICITY; YOUNG MODULUS;

EID: 84862777456     PISSN: 17516161     EISSN: 18780180     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2011.11.010     Document Type: Article

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