@inproceedings{2031dc493b5e46b8853ffa2e5e22b533,
title = "Soft polymer-based cantilever probe for AFM nanoindentation of live mammalian cells in liquid",
abstract = "A soft Poly(Methyl-Meth-Acrylate)(PMMA)-polymerbased V-shaped cantilever probe is proposed for atomic force microscopy (AFM), and the first well-functioning, visually-flat prototype fabricated using a simple, but novel low-cost process and bio-compatible materials is demonstrated. With the prototype, for the first time, AFM nanoindentation was performed on live mammalian cells - human cervical adenocarcinoma cells in liquid. Results obtained using the prototype were compared to those obtained using a commercial Si3N4 cantilever probe. Minimal or no versus severe deformation and/or distortion of the cell membrane was observed when using the prototype versus the Si3N4 probe.",
keywords = "AFM, Live Cells, Nanoindentation, Nanomechanical Measurements, PMMA, Polymer Cantilever Probes",
author = "F. Yu and J. Liu and S. Yu and Z. Yang and Y. Pan and N. Gao and Q. Zou and J. Jeon",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2015 IEEE.; 18th International Conference on Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems, TRANSDUCERS 2015 ; Conference date: 21-06-2015 Through 25-06-2015",
year = "2015",
month = aug,
day = "5",
doi = "10.1109/TRANSDUCERS.2015.7181412",
language = "English (US)",
series = "2015 Transducers - 2015 18th International Conference on Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems, TRANSDUCERS 2015",
publisher = "Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.",
pages = "2260--2263",
booktitle = "2015 Transducers - 2015 18th International Conference on Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems, TRANSDUCERS 2015",
address = "United States",
}