TABLE III.

Deformability studies of breast cancer cells.

MCF-7 cell stiffness	MDA-MB-231 cell stiffness	Measurement technique	Study
…	182 ± 34.74 Pa	Constricted microchannel	17
3–4.5 kPa	4–6 kPa	Atomic force microscopy	18
36 ± 8 Pa	18 ± 10 Pa	Optical tweezers	19
87.3 ± 47.8 kPa	55.6 ± 20.1 kPa	Atomic force microscopy	16
30.2 ± 15.0 Pa	12.6 ± 6.1 Pa	Optical tweezers	16
285.1 ± 127 kPa	277.3 ± 63.1 kPa	Atomic force microscopy	87
275.2 ± 157.4 kPa	257.5 ± 98.4 kPa	MEMS resonant sensor	87
1.04 ± 0.27 kPa	…	Atomic force microscopy	88
800 ± 20 Pa	500 ± 25 Pa	Atomic force microscopy	89
…	0.40 ± 0.22 kPa	Atomic force microscopy	90
300–450 Pa	…	Atomic force microscopy	91