Tapping mode atomic force microscopy of hyaluronan: Extended and intramolecularly interacting chains

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 2030-2037

  Cowman, Mary K ^a   Li, Min ^a   Balazs, Endre A ^b  

^a POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Biomatrix Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYALURONIC ACID;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; DEVICE; IMAGING SYSTEM; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; MOLECULAR STABILITY; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN STRUCTURE;

ANIMALIA; MICA;

EID: 0031714831     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(98)77645-3     Document Type: Article

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