@inproceedings{576df80bf7884d189faa00d4e55a3ac1,
title = "Johnson-Kendall-Roberts theory applied to living cells",
abstract = "The Johnson-Kendall-Roberts (JKR) theory is an accurate model for of soft deformable materials with strong adhesion energies. Little is known about the validity of this theory on complex systems such as living cells. We have addressed this question using a depletion controlled cell adhesion and measured the force necessary to separate the cells with a micropipette technique. We show that the cytoskeleton can provide the cells with a 3D structure that is sufficiently elastic and has a sufficiently low deformability for JICR theory to be valid. When the cytoskeleton is disrupted, JKR theory is no longer applicable.",
keywords = "Cell adhesion, Cytoskeleton, Depletion forces, Elastic shells, Elastic spheres",
author = "Chu, {Y. S.} and S. Dufour and Thiery, {J. P.} and E. Ferez and F. Pincet",
year = "2005",
month = may,
language = "English",
isbn = "0976798506",
series = "2005 NSTI Nanotechnology Conference and Trade Show - NSTI Nanotech 2005 Technical Proceedings",
pages = "560--562",
editor = "M. Laudon and B. Romanowicz",
booktitle = "2005 NSTI Nanotechnology Conference and Trade Show - NSTI Nanotech 2005 Technical Proceedings",
note = "2005 NSTI Nanotechnology Conference and Trade Show - NSTI Nanotech 2005 ; Conference date: 08-05-2005 Through 12-05-2005",
}