PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for easily and rapidly assessing cell heat resistance.;SOLUTION: The method for assessing cell heat resistance by determining the temperature dependence of cell shape or hardness includes heating and measuring cells, that are macroorganisms selected from the group consisting of bacteria, fungi, and yeast, using a scanning probe microscope (SPM) provided with a heating means, and calculating the heating temperature of cells, indicative of a predetermined D value, to determine the temperature dependence of cell shape or hardness.;COPYRIGHT: (C)2013,JPO&INPIT
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