Title :
Use of scanning ion conductance microscopy to map elastic properties of cell membranes
Author :
Pellegrino, Mario ; Orsini, Paolo ; Pellegrini, Monica ; Tognoni, Elisabetta ; Baschieri, Paolo ; Dinelli, Franco ; Petracchi, Donatella ; Ascoli, Cesare
Author_Institution :
Dipt. di Sci. Fisiologiche, Univ. di Pisa, Pisa, Italy
Abstract :
We discuss on the feasibility of mapping the elastic properties of cellular regions with small thickness by means of a Scanning Ion Conductance Microscope employed to deliver mechanical stimuli in noncontact mode.
Keywords :
biological techniques; biomedical materials; biomembranes; cellular biophysics; elasticity; ion microscopy; cell membranes; elastic properties; mechanical stimuli; noncontact mode; scanning ion conductance microscopy; Current measurement; Filling; Force; Humans; Microscopy; Pressure measurement; Probes;
Conference_Titel :
BioPhotonics, 2011 International Workshop on
Conference_Location :
Parma
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-9836-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-9835-2
DOI :
10.1109/IWBP.2011.5954800
