Patent ID: 8652798
Filing Date: 2014-02-18
Classification: B82Y,G01Q,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A nanomechanical analysis method, comprising: detecting a response of a biological sample to a probing element, the biological sample including a set of ex vivo cells, and detecting the response of the biological sample includes contacting a cell membrane of at least one of the set of ex vivo cells with the probing element; based on the response, determining a set of test values for the biological sample, the set of test values being indicative of at least one of: (a) the Young's modulus of the set of ex vivo cells and (b) adhesiveness of the set of ex vivo cells with respect to the probing element; comparing the set of test values with a set of reference values to determine a degree of correspondence between the set of test values and the set of reference values, the set of reference values being associated with at least one of a population of cancerous cells and a population of non-cancerous cells; and based on the degree of correspondence, producing a visual indication of a biological state of the biological sample.