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. 2014 Jun 5;9(1):284. doi: 10.1186/1556-276X-9-284

Table 1.

Stiffness of cells (pN/nm)

Study groups/duration of cultivation Control Si SiB
24 h
 M ± D
 1.20 ± 0.11 (n = 27)
 1.95 ± 0.13* (n = 28)
 2.83 ± 0.16*/$ (n = 30)
M ± SE
 1.20 ± 0.04 (n = 27)
 1.95 ± 0.05* (n = 28)
 2.83 ± 0.05*/$ (n = 30)
1 h
 M ± D
 0.95 ± 0.08* (n = 31)
 2.7 ± 0.7@/$ (n = 27)
 3.3 ± 1.1@/#/% (n = 28)
  M ± SE 0.95 ± 0.04* (n = 31) 2.66 ± 0.11@/$ (n = 27) 3.27 ± 0.14@/#/% (n = 28)

n, number of cells investigated; M, mean value; D, dispersion; SE, standard error of the mean; *p < 0.05 as compared to Control 24 h group, $p < 0.05 as compared to Si 24 h group, @p < 0.05 as compared to Control 1 h group, #p < 0.05 as compared to Si 1 h group, %p < 0.05 as compared to SiB 24 h group.