@inproceedings{3205cb6469d44d23965052ba09feb0a8,
title = "Elastic mechanical properties of cardiac myocyte membranes",
abstract = "The elasticity of the cardiac myocyte membrane has been evaluated in terms of membrane stiffness and elastic moduli defined by area compressibility and shear strain. Preliminary results for the patch clamp method of measurement, whereby negative pressure is applied to the membrane in the 10-60 mmHg range, demonstrate a remarkably linear stiffness index for cardiac myocytes, accompanied by relatively discrete elastic moduli (relative to two types of seals). Realization of the cardiac myocyte elastic moduli may provide a mechanical basis for a potential relationship between the myocyte membrane and the cytoskeleton, as well as underlying implications of the effects of mechanical forces on the electrical activation of the heart.",
author = "Judith Redling and Dennis Harris and William Craelius",
year = "1991",
language = "English (US)",
isbn = "0780302168",
series = "Proceedings of the Annual Conference on Engineering in Medicine and Biology",
publisher = "Publ by IEEE",
number = "pt 5",
pages = "2056--2057",
booktitle = "Proceedings of the Annual Conference on Engineering in Medicine and Biology",
edition = "pt 5",
note = "Proceedings of the 13th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society ; Conference date: 31-10-1991 Through 03-11-1991",
}