Mechanical tomography of human corneocytes with a nanoneedle

Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Volumn 133, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1565-1571

  Beard, James D ^a   Guy, Richard H ^b   Gordeev, Sergey N ^a  

^a University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

^b University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CELL FUNCTION; DESQUAMATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NEEDLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGIDITY; SURFACE PROPERTY; TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 84878584130     PISSN: 0022202X     EISSN: 15231747     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jid.2012.465     Document Type: Article

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