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. 2005 Jan 14;88(3):2299–2308. doi: 10.1529/biophysj.104.051706

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FIGURE A2 — Example of a sequential detachment of two parallel tethers pulled from a PMN surface. The force levels appear to be quantized values of the average plateau force (<f_∞> ≈ 108.5 pN) expected for pulling a single tether at this speed (16.7 μm/s). The tether length immediately before each failure is noted on the figure. The nominal loading ramp was set by a BFP spring constant of 1.5 pN/nm and the pulling speed (dotted line).

Inline graphic — Example of a sequential detachment of two parallel tethers pulled from a PMN surface. The force levels appear to be quantized values of the average plateau force (<f_∞> ≈ 108.5 pN) expected for pulling a single tether at this speed (16.7 μm/s). The tether length immediately before each failure is noted on the figure. The nominal loading ramp was set by a BFP spring constant of 1.5 pN/nm and the pulling speed (dotted line).