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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Mar 17.
Published in final edited form as: Phys Med Biol. 2008 Aug 29;53(19):5313–5342. doi: 10.1088/0031-9155/53/19/004

Table 2.

Values of parameters needed for data reduction accounting for instrumental effects.

Force detector
spring constant Ka
Mass of upper platen
(cover slip) plus
epoxied-on clamp
Mass M of upper platen plus epoxied
clamp plus estimated contribution of
the force detector tongue
Density of Sylgard
527
1.75 × 104 N m−1 0.26 g 0.30 g 0.97 g mL−1
a

From manufacturer's specifications.