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Measuring the Mechanical Properties of Living Cells Using Atomic Force Microscopy
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Published on: June 27, 2013

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AFM contribution to unveil pro- and eukaryotic cell mechanical properties

S Kasas1, P Stupar2, G Dietler2

  • 1Laboratoire de Physique de la Matière Vivante, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland; Plateforme de Morphologie, Faculté de Médecine, Université de Lausanne, Bugnion 9, 1005 Lausanne, Switzerland.

Seminars in Cell & Developmental Biology
|August 24, 2017
PubMed

Keywords:
AFMEukaryotesProkaryotesStiffnessYoung’s modulus

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