Schematic: from raw data to area under the curve
(A) Raw data (area μm2 per well per time point) can be normalized to time point 0 min. Normalized data depicted in a graph shows relative increase in swelling per well over time (baseline is set to 100%). Here, duplicate wells are measured for swelling at 0.02; 0.128; 0.8 and 5 μM fsk for 60 min.
(B) The AUC of relative increase in swelling is calculated in Excel.
(C) Using AUC calculations for the different conditions, a condensed graph can be created which represents overall relative swelling data per condition over 60 min. Graph C shows the average AUC data of the duplicate wells (from B) with SD.