Table 1.
Reported difference in Young’s moduli of cells, tissues, and organs caused by the pathological or physiological changes.
| Tissue Type | Tissue Condition | Young’s Modulus (Pa) |
|---|---|---|
| Cornea (Human) [10] | Normal | 1.3×106 |
| Collagen cross-linking | 5.9×106 | |
| Anterior Lens Capsule (Human) [11] | Normal | 485.8×103 |
| Cataract | 416.2×103 | |
| Lens nucleus (Human) [12] | Middle age (about 40 years old) | 5.2×103 |
| Old age (63-70 years old) | 10.6×103 | |
| Liver (Human) [13] | Normal | 4-6×103 |
| Septal fibrosis | 8-12.5×103 | |
| Breast tissue (Human) [14] | Fat | 5-10×103 |
| Parenchyma | 30×103 | |
| Benign lesions | 55×103 | |
| Malignant lesions | 179×103 | |
| Cartilage (Human) [15] | Under the temperature of 50 Celsius | 80×103 |
| Under the temperature of 80 Celsius | 16×103 | |
| Skin (Human) [16] | Younger (3-30 years old) | 4.2×105 |
| Older (30-89 years old) | 8.5×105 | |
| Skeletal muscle (Human) [17] | Relaxation | 40.6×103 |
| Contraction | 258.1×103 | |
| Aortic wall (Human) [18] | Non-fibrous | 41.2×103 |
| Fibrous | 81.7×103 | |
| Calcified | 354.5×103 | |
| Cardiac cell (Rat) [8] | Systolic | 26.2×103 |
| Diastolic | 7.8×103 | |
| Breast epithelial cell (Human) [19] | Benign | 1161 |
| Malignant | 616 | |
| Erythrocytes (Human) [20] | Normal | l.lx103 |
| Sickle | 3.05×103 |