rsc.li/loc Lab on a Chip Devices and applications at the micro- and nanoscale rsc.li/loc ISSN 1473-0197 PAPER Chengzhi Hu, Bradley J. Nelson et al. Charactization of size-dependent mechanical properties of tip-growing cells using a lab-on-a-chip device Volume 17 Number 1 7 January 2017 Pages 1-200 Lab on a Chip Devices and applications at the micro- and nanoscale This is an Accepted Manuscript, which has been through the Royal Society of Chemistry peer review process and has been accepted for publication. Accepted Manuscripts are published online shortly after acceptance, before technical editing, formatting and proof reading. Using this free service, authors can make their results available to the community, in citable form, before we publish the edited article. We will replace this Accepted Manuscript with the edited and formatted Advance Article as soon as it is available. You can find more information about Accepted Manuscripts in the Information for Authors. Please note that technical editing may introduce minor changes to the text and/or graphics, which may alter content. The journal’s standard Terms & Conditions and the Ethical guidelines still apply. In no event shall the Royal Society of Chemistry be held responsible for any errors or omissions in this Accepted Manuscript or any consequences arising from the use of any information it contains. Accepted Manuscript View Article Online View Journal This article can be cited before page numbers have been issued, to do this please use: P. Bordhan, S. Razavi Bazaz, D. Jin and M. Ebrahimi Warkiani, Lab Chip, 2021, DOI: 10.1039/D1LC00724F.