| Stress relaxation and creep on living cells with the atomic force microscope: a means to calculate elastic moduli and viscosities of cell components. | |
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PMID: 20921592 Owner: NLM Status: In-Process |
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In this work we present a unified method to study the mechanical properties of cells using the atomic force microscope. Stress relaxation and creep compliance measurements permitted us to determine, the relaxation times, the Young moduli and the viscosity of breast cancer cells (MCF-7). The results show that the mechanical behaviour of MCF-7 cells responds to a two-layered model of similar elasticity but differing viscosity. Treatment of MCF-7 cells with an actin-depolymerising agent results in an overall decrease in both cell elasticity and viscosity, however to a different extent for each layer. The layer that undergoes the smaller decrease (36-38%) is assigned to the cell membrane/cortex while the layer that experiences the larger decrease (70-80%) is attributed to the cell cytoplasm. The combination of the method presented in this work, together with the approach based on stress relaxation microscopy (Moreno-Flores et al 2010 J. Biomech. 43 349-54), constitutes a unique AFM-based experimental framework to study cell mechanics. This methodology can also be extended to study the mechanical properties of biomaterials in general. |
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Susana Moreno-Flores; Rafael Benitez; María dM Vivanco; José Luis Toca-Herrera |
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Date: 2010-10-05 |
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Title: Nanotechnology Volume: 21 ISSN: 1361-6528 ISO Abbreviation: Nanotechnology Publication Date: 2010 Nov |
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Created Date: 2010-10-11 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 101241272 Medline TA: Nanotechnology Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 445101 Citation Subset: IM |
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Biosurfaces Unit, CIC BiomaGUNE, Paseo Miramón 182, E-20009 San Sebastián-Donostia, Spain. |
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