| Range |
17.9-34.8 millidyne/µm
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| Organism |
Human Homo sapiens |
| Reference |
Daily B, Elson EL, Zahalak GI. Cell poking. Determination of the elastic area compressibility modulus of the erythrocyte membrane. Biophys J. 1984 Apr45(4):671-82. p.677 table 2PubMed ID6722261
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| Method |
Cell poking, a new method for measuring mechanical properties of single cells |
| Comments |
An elastic modulus, or modulus of elasticity, is the mathematical description of an object or substance's tendency to be deformed elastically (i.e., non-permanently) when a force is applied to it. |
| Entered by |
Ron Milo, Paul Jorgensen, Mike Springer |
| ID |
100007 |