Modeling atomic force microscopy and shell mechanical properties estimation of coated microbubbles

• Published in: Soft matter Vol. 16; no. 19; pp. 4661 - 4681
• Main Authors: Lytra, A, Sboros, V, Giannakopoulos, A, Pelekasis, N
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Royal Society of Chemistry 21.05.2020
• Subjects: Atomic force microscopes; Atomic force microscopy; Buckling; Coatings; Compressibility; Compression; Computational fluid dynamics; Computer simulation; Elastic properties; External pressure; Fluid flow; Gas pressure; Incompressible flow; Lipid monolayers; Lipids; Mathematical models; Mechanical properties; Microscopes; Modulus of elasticity; Monolayers; Nonlinear response; Numerical models; Phospholipids; Polymers; Pressure; Shell theory; Thin walled shells

We present an extensive comparison with experimental data of our theoretical/numerical model for the static response of coated microbubbles (MBs) subject to compression from an atomic force microscope (afm). The mechanics of the MB's coating is described in the context of elastic thin shell the...