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traction force microscopy: a standalone construct

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Biomedical engineering

method that computes the forces a cell exerts on its substrate from measured deformation of a soft elastic gel.

In biomedical engineering, traction force microscopy refers to method that computes the forces a cell exerts on its substrate from measured deformation of a soft elastic gel. This meaning comes from Dembo (1999) in Biophysical Journal.[1]

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  1. Dembo, M., & Wang, Y. (1999). Stresses at the Cell-to-Substrate Interface during Locomotion of Fibroblasts. Biophysical Journal, 76(4), 2307-2316. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0006-3495(99)77386-8

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