Deflection of a cell membrane under application of a local force
- 1 February 1998
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review E
- Vol. 57 (2) , 2123-2128
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physreve.57.2123
Abstract
If a localized force or torque (caused by an integral protein, a receptor, a cantilever of the atomic force microscope, a cell-kicking instrument, and so on) is applied to the surface of a cell membrane it is deflected in a small region. Equations describing the statics and dynamics of small local deflections of the cell membrane are deduced and the Green function of the state equation is calculated. The force-displacement dependence for an atomic force microscope in the regime of small indentation is discussed.Keywords
This publication has 27 references indexed in Scilit:
- Measuring the viscoelastic properties of human platelets with the atomic force microscopeBiophysical Journal, 1996
- Visualizing life on biomembranes by atomic force microscopyKidney International, 1995
- De novo formation of caveolae in lymphocytes by expression of VIP21-caveolin.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 1995
- Sensitive force technique to probe molecular adhesion and structural linkages at biological interfacesBiophysical Journal, 1995
- Polymer-induced shape changes and capping in giant liposomesChemistry and Physics of Lipids, 1995
- Mechanical function of dystrophin in muscle cells.The Journal of cell biology, 1995
- Budding transitions of fluid-bilayer vesicles: The effect of area-difference elasticityPhysical Review E, 1994
- Imaging of living cells by atomic force microscopyProgress in Surface Science, 1994
- Cell poking: quantitative analysis of indentation of thick viscoelastic layersBiophysical Journal, 1989
- Elastic Properties of Lipid Bilayers: Theory and Possible ExperimentsZeitschrift für Naturforschung C, 1973