Table 1 Dimensions of rectangular microcantilevers milled using a focused ion beam

From: Monitoring the mass, eigenfrequency, and quality factor of mammalian cells

fN_cant [kHz]

Length [µm]

Width [µm]

Thickness [µm]

Spring constant (N m−1)

90–110

80

35

2

7.8–11.6 (ncant = 15)

60–80

120

45

2

8.1–15.6 (ncant = 42)

45

120

35

2

2.3–3.2 (ncant = 14)

25

200

35

2

2.2–2.5 (ncant = 6)

15

200

35

1

0.2–0.8 (ncant = 17)

3–8

250

35

1

0.09–0.3 (ncant = 14)

  1. The values were approximated from DIC images of microcantilevers. The nominal cantilever thicknesses were provided by the cantilever manufacturer (Methods). Cantilever eigenfrequencies \({f}_{{N\_cant}}\) were determined in liquid. Cantilever spring constants were determined in air using the Sader method77. ncant gives the number of cantilevers analyzed.
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