Fast automated processing of AFM PeakForce curves to evaluate spatially resolved Young modulus and stiffness of turgescent cells
Marc Offroy, Angélina Razafitianamaharavo, Audrey Beaussart, Christophe Pagnout, Jérôme F. L. Duval
Abstract
eukaryotes nanomechanics. The performance of the adopted Hertz-based and Sneddon-based contact mechanics formalisms in recovering experimental data and in identifying nanomechanical heterogeneities at the bacterium scale is further thoroughly discussed.
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NanoindentationStiffnessIndentationAtomic force microscopyCantileverModulusMaterials scienceDeflection (physics)NanotechnologyComposite materialOpticsPhysicsForce Microscopy Techniques and ApplicationsCellular Mechanics and InteractionsAdvanced Electron Microscopy Techniques and Applications