Quantitative study of the elastic modulus of loosely attached cells in AFM indentation experiments

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 104, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 2123-2131

  Dokukin, Maxim E ^a,b   Guz, Nataliia V ^b   Sokolov, Igor ^a,b  

^a Tufts University   (United States)

^b CLARKSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CELL ADHESION; CELL STRAIN MCF 7; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; YOUNG MODULUS;

CELL ADHESION; ELASTIC MODULUS; HUMANS; MCF-7 CELLS; MICROSCOPY, ATOMIC FORCE;

EID: 84878133926     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2013.04.019     Document Type: Article

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