Direct measurement of the force of adhesion of a single biological cell using an atomic force microscope

Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects

Volumn 136, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 231-234

  Bowen, W Richard ^a   Hilal, Nidal ^a   Lovitt, Robert W ^a   Wright, Chris J ^a  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adhesion; AFM; Cell probe

Indexed keywords

ADHESION; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CELL IMMOBILIZATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; YEAST;

CELL PROBES;

CELLS;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CELL ADHESION; FORCE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SURFACE PROPERTY;

EID: 0032580422     PISSN: 09277757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0927-7757(97)00243-4     Document Type: Article

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