A simple indentation device for measuring micrometer-scale tissue stiffness.

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Published in J Phys Condens Matter on April 26, 2010

Authors

I Levental1, K R Levental, E A Klein, R Assoian, R T Miller, R G Wells, P A Janmey

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1: Institute for Medicine and Engineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.

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