Shear field mapping in actin networks by using magnetic tweezers
- 1 January 1996
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in European Biophysics Journal
- Vol. 24 (5) , 348-353
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00180376
Abstract
An improved magnetic bead microrheometer based on phase contrast microscopy allowing high resolution measurements of local deformations within macromolecular networks is applied to study local viscoelastic properties of cross-linked actin networks. By embedding non-magnetic colloidal beads as probes into the networks, the spatial variation of the strain field within cross-linked actin networks can be mapped. Moreover, the Poisson ratio and shear modulus can be measured locally.Keywords
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