Elastic and viscoelastic characterization of mouse oocytes using micropipette indentation

Annals of Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 40, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 2122-2130

  Liu, Xinyu ^a   Shi, Jiayi ^b   Zong, Zong ^b   Wan, Kai Tak ^b   Sun, Yu ^c  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Northeastern University   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aged mouse; BioMEMS; Cell force measurement; Cell mechanics; Large deformation; PDMS device; Stress relaxation test; Viscoelastic properties; Young's modulus

Indexed keywords

AGED MOUSE; CELL FORCES; CELL MECHANICS; LARGE DEFORMATIONS; PDMS DEVICE; STRESS-RELAXATION TEST; VISCOELASTIC PROPERTIES; YOUNG'S MODULUS;

BIOMEMS; CELLS; COMPUTER VISION; CYTOLOGY; DEFORMATION; FORCE MEASUREMENT; MAMMALS; MICROCHANNELS; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; STRESS RELAXATION; VISCOELASTICITY;

BIOMECHANICS;

BAYSILON; DIMETICONE;

AGING; ALGORITHM; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYTOLOGY; ELASTICITY; INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH MOUSE; MALE; MOUSE; OOCYTE; YOUNG MODULUS;

AGING; ALGORITHMS; ANIMALS; DIMETHYLPOLYSILOXANES; ELASTIC MODULUS; ELASTICITY; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED ICR; OOCYTES;

EID: 84867232719     PISSN: 00906964     EISSN: 15739686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10439-012-0595-3     Document Type: Article

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