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. 2013 Nov 7;7:203. doi: 10.3389/fncel.2013.00203

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(A) Typical SCFS experiment output showing approach (blue) and retract (green) curves on a Human Embryonic Kidney (HEK) cell. The main features of the curve contributing to the definition of mechanical parameters are highlighted. Among all, of particular interest are the adhesion (force value of the maximal adhesion force) and the detachment work (DW) (the gray area between the approach and retract curve). (B) Histogram of the relative DW on a statistical set of cells, both from SKNBE2 (blu bars) and HEK (yellow bars) cells (Adapted from Mescola et al., 2012 with permission).