Quantitative measurements of force and displacement using an optical trap

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 1813-1822

  Simmons, Robert M ^a   Finer, Jeffrey T ^b   Chu, Steven ^c   Spudich, James A ^b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FORCE; FORCE TRANSDUCER; MEASUREMENT; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTATION;

EID: 0029976424     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(96)79746-1     Document Type: Article

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