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MICRON
Volume 155, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.micron.2022.103228
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Young ' s modulus; Mechanical characterization; Axisymmetric indenters; Sneddon analysis; Isotropic and homogeneous samples; Nanoscale assumptions
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This review discusses the procedures for accurately processing force-indentation curves in biological sample experiments, including the avoidance methods for common errors such as the shape of the AFM tip, the range of data of the sample's approximate linear elastic response, the sample's viscoelasticity, the sample's shape, and the substrate effects.
Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) nanoindentation is a powerful tool for the mechanical nano-characterization of biological samples. However, the range of Young's modulus values for the same type of samples usually varies significantly in the literature. This fact is partly related to the inhomogeneity of biological samples at the nanoscale and partly to significant mistakes during data processing. This review depicts that common errors related to (i) the real shape of the AFM tip, (ii) the range of data for which the sample presents an approximate linear elastic response, (iii) the sample's viscoelasticity, (iv) the sample's shape and (v) the substrate effects can be easily avoided without increasing the complexity of data processing. Thus, the present review paper focuses on the procedures that should be followed for the accurate processing of force-indentation curves regarding experiments on biological samples.
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