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BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL
卷 114, 期 12, 页码 2923-2932出版社
CELL PRESS
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2018.05.012
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- European Research Council [ERC-AdG-340177]
- Ministerio de Economia y Competitividad [MAT2016-76507-R]
The elastic response of a living cell is affected by its physiological state. This property provides mechanical fingerprints of a cell's dysfunctionality. The softness (kilopascal range) and thickness (2-15 mu m) of mammalian cells imply that the force exerted by the probe might be affected by the stiffness of the solid support. This observation makes infinite sample thickness models unsuitable to describe quantitatively the forces and deformations on a cell. Here, we report a general theory to determine the true Young's moduli of a single cell from a force-indentation curve. Analytical expressions are deduced for common geometries such as flat punches, paraboloids, cones, needles, and nanowires. For a given cell and indentation, the influence of the solid support on the measurements is reduced by using sharp and high aspect ratio tips. The theory is validated by finite element simulations.
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