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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: Ann Biomed Eng. 2018 Apr 18;46(8):1146–1159. doi: 10.1007/s10439-018-2028-4

Table III.

AFM testing conditions

Sample Sample Size (n) Measured Properties Nominal Cantilever Stiffness (N/m) Cantilever Tip Diameter (μm) Approach Velocity (μm/s) Trigger Force (nN) Region Probed
ASCs 22 elastic/viscoelastic 0.03 5 10 3 peri-nuclear
CMMPs 47–51 elastic 0.03 5 10 3 apex
Thin Gels 105–106 elastic 0.03 5 10 3 90 × 90 μm square
Spheroids (By Day) D0: 20–36
D7: 30–36
D14: 22–32
D21: 5–21
elastic/viscoelastic 0.35 25 10 30 apex