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. 2013 Sep 4;7:21. doi: 10.1186/1754-1611-7-21

Table 1.

Properties of polystyrene particle of AFM cantilever and axon used in calculation of Hertz contact theory

Property Polystyrene particle Axon
Radius
R1 = 12.5 μm
R2 = 0.5 μm
Poisson’s ratio
ν1 = 0.34
ν2 = 0.5
Elastic modulus E1 = 3 GPa E2 is unknown

Elastic modulus of axon, E2 was to be determined.