Effects of tip-sample forces and humidity on the imaging of DNA with a scanning force microscope

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Volumn 18, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 344-350

  Yang, Guoliang ^a   Vesenka, James P ^a   Bustamante, Carlos J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

DNA; Humidity; Scanning force microscope; Tip sample force

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DNA DETERMINATION; HUMIDITY; IMAGE PROCESSING; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING FORCE MICROSCOPY;

EID: 0030317864     PISSN: 01610457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/sca.1996.4950180504     Document Type: Article

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