Output details
15 - General Engineering
Queen Mary University of London
Article title
Determination of the elastic moduli of thin samples and adherent cells using conical atomic force microscope tips.
Type
D - Journal article
Title of journal
Nat Nanotechnol
Article number
-
Volume number
7
Issue number
11
First page of article
733
ISSN of journal
1748-3395
Year of publication
2012
URL
-
Number of additional authors
1
Additional information
This is the first study to present an Atomic Force Microscopy protocol to measure the elastic moduli of adherent cells without artifacts stemming from the stiff substrate onto which cells are routinely adhered. As such this is set to change future AFM based analysis of cell mechanics. The paper was featured as cover image of the NIH DDIR Webboard (November 2012). Work was awarded the 2012 NIH FARE award ($1000). Publication led to a collaboration with the university of Crete (Greece). The developed technology was key in securing the collaborative grant ‘NIH director’s challenge innovation award’ (#191814, $110,000).
Interdisciplinary
-
Cross-referral requested
-
Research group
None
Proposed double-weighted
No
Double-weighted statement
-
Reserve for a double-weighted output
No
Non-English
No
English abstract
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