Determination of the elastic moduli of thin samples and adherent cells using conical atomic force microscope tips

Nature Nanotechnology

Volumn 7, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 733-736

  Gavara, Núria ^a   Chadwick, Richard S ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DEAFNESS AND OTHER COMMUNICATION DISORDERS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CELL CULTURE; CELLS; ELASTIC MODULI; MICROSCOPES;

ADHERENT CELLS; CELL MECHANICS; LOCAL MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MEASUREMENTS OF; MECHANICAL FINGERPRINT; PHYSIOLOGICAL CONDITION; POLYACRYLAMIDE GELS; SINGLE-CELL LEVEL;

BIOMECHANICS;

POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL;

ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CELL ADHESION; CELL STRAIN 3T3; FIBROBLAST; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MEASUREMENT; MICROSCOPE; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; YOUNG MODULUS;

EID: 84869088930     PISSN: 17483387     EISSN: 17483395     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nnano.2012.163     Document Type: Article

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