Strain of a biomembrane caused by a local tangential force: Application to magnetic tweezer measurements
- 1 March 1999
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review E
- Vol. 59 (3) , 3402-3407
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physreve.59.3402
Abstract
Strain field in a cell membrane caused by application of a local force along its surface is studied theoretically. The cell cytoskeleton is assumed to give rise to a restoring force acting on the membrane. This contribution is shown to localize the membrane displacement. The results are used to discuss magnetic tweezers experiments on membranes of mouse fibroblasts.Keywords
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