Table 3 Calculations of local elastic moduli using eqs 3 and 4 where H = 200 μm (half the minimum spheroid diameter), a = −0.86 and b = −0.6562.

From: The mechanical properties of individual cell spheroids

Needle diameter

Critical Pressure (kPa)

Equation 3

Equation 4

30 μm

39

32

10 μm

73

67

5 μm

227

220

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