Table 3 Material parameters of the volar forearm corneocytes calculated from force-relaxation AFM curves

From: Atomic force microscope protocols for characterising the elastoviscoplastic biomechanical properties of corneocytes

Participant ID

Relaxation times

Hardness

τ1 (s)

τ2 (s)

H0 (MPa)

H∞ (MPa)

1

0.12 (0.10–0.17)

1.99 (1.34–2.17)

198 (128–200)

151 (90–164)

2

0.16 (0.15–0.19)

2.11 (2.07–5.46)

127 (47–162)

76 (21–130)

3

0.14 (0.11–0.16)

2.40 (1.57–4.22)

159 (46–188)

92 (13–128)

  1. The results are presented as median and range (for 5 cells per participant and 64 force curves per cell).
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