kPa

American  

abbreviation

Physics.

1. kilopascal.

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Example Sentences

"One kPa is very soft, like Jell-O whereas 40 kPa is firmer, like rubber erasers. Imagine pressing your finger against a layer of Jell-O or rubber; one should feel like a normal tissue, while the other one is more like a tumor," Emon said.

From Science Daily

"A gradient of increasing pressures from 1 kPa to 40 kPa created dramatic changes in gene expression, indicating that these CAFs were able to sense changes in stiffness and adapt. Comparing 1 kPa to 40 kPa, which are similar to the pressure inside a solid tumor, showed differentially expressed genes and molecules that may be relevant for cancer progression," said You Jin Song, a graduate student of cell and developmental biology in the Prasanth lab.

From Science Daily

The researchers cultured human colorectal CAFs on gels that had increasing stiffness ranging from 1 kPa to 40 kPa.

From Science Daily

That process has been used as a one-way channel of communications in the past when the KPA declined to answer calls.

From Washington Times

Forces Korea, said the military was "working with our KPA counterparts to resolve this incident," referring to North Korea's People's Army.

From Reuters