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Reliable measurement of elastic modulus of cells by nanoindentation in an atomic force microscope
Authors
AHW Ngan
B Tang
AX Wang
ZL Zhou
Publication date
1 January 2012
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'Elsevier BV'
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The elastic modulus of an oral cancer cell line UM1 is investigated by nanoindentation in an atomic force microscope with a flat-ended tip. The commonly used Hertzian method gives apparent elastic modulus which increases with the loading rate, indicating strong effects of viscoelasticity. On the contrary, a rate-jump method developed for viscoelastic materials gives elastic modulus values which are independent of the rate-jump magnitude. The results show that the rate-jump method can be used as a standard protocol for measuring elastic stiffness of living cells, since the measured values are intrinsic properties of the cells. © 2011 Elsevier Ltd.postprin
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