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. 2013 Jul 16;105(2):300–309. doi: 10.1016/j.bpj.2013.05.034

Table 1.

Young’s modulus (kPa) measured with AFM

HUVEC
SC cells
Nucleus Nonnuclear Nucleus Nonnuclear
Sharp tip Mean ± SE 3.80 ± 0.5 3.96 ± 2.3 6.38 ± 1.64 7.02 ± 1.34
Measurements 16 12 55 49
Spherical tip (4.5 μm) Mean ± SE 0.47 ± 0.08 0.59 ± 0.12 1.19 ± 0.19 1.05 ± 0.13
Measurements 11 6 52 52
Spherical tip (10 μm) Mean ± SE 0.35 ± 0.05 0.54 ± 0.24 0.71 ± 0.08 0.96 ± 0.08
Measurements 21 7 71 82