Mechanical Characterization of Aortic Valve Interstitial Cells and their Nuclei using Atomic Force Microscopy
The cellular mechanical environment, including the elasticity of the extracellular matrix, profoundly affects cellular mechanical and biological responses. This responsiveness depends on and may influence the inherent mechanical properties of the cell and the nucleus. In this thesis, the local and g...
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2012
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1807/33306 |