Table 1.

Force Sensitivity of Cellular Forces Measured with Selective Cell Mechanics Techniques

TECHNIQUE	FORCE SENSITIVITY
Optical Tweezers	1–100 pN
Atomic Force Microscope	10–105 pN
Magnetic Tweezers	10–103 pN
Gel Wrinkling Method	10–100 nN
Micropost Deformation	1–100 nN
Cell Traction Force Microscope	10–106 pN