Mechanics of Cancer Cells in 3D Microenvironments
abstract: Mechanical properties (e.g. deformability or stiffness) are critical to a cancer cell's ability to maneuver through and exert forces upon the extracellular matrix, and thus affect its ability to metastasize. §3.1 introduces the experimental method combining atomic force microscope (AF...
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Format: | Doctoral Thesis |
Language: | English |
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2014
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2286/R.I.27449 |