DocumentCode
432163
Title
The elastic properties of hamster kidney cells evaluated by ultrasonic atomic force microscopy
Author
Ebert, Anne M. ; Du, Jikai ; Wang, Xiaowei ; Tittmann, Bernhard
Author_Institution
Dept. of Eng. Sci. & Mech., Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park, PA, USA
Volume
1
fYear
2004
fDate
23-27 Aug. 2004
Firstpage
689
Abstract
Ultrasonic atomic force microscopy (U-AFM) was used to image the elastic properties of hamster kidney (BHK) cells. Force-distance curves and finite element analysis were also used to assist in the description of the U-AFM images. These tools helped explain the differences in contrast seen from the center to the edge of the cell. The explanation of the U-AFM image contrast will lead to more analytical tools to investigate both non-viable and viable materials.
Keywords
acoustic microscopy; atomic force microscopy; biomedical ultrasonics; cellular biophysics; finite element analysis; medical image processing; finite element analysis; force-distance curves; hamster kidney cell elastic properties; nonviable materials; ultrasonic atomic force microscopy; viable materials; Atomic force microscopy; Biological cells; Biological materials; Educational institutions; Glass; Image analysis; Mechanical factors; Resonance; Springs; Surface topography;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Ultrasonics Symposium, 2004 IEEE
ISSN
1051-0117
Print_ISBN
0-7803-8412-1
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ULTSYM.2004.1417815
Filename
1417815
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