Atomic force microscopy imaging of DNA covalently immobilized on a functionalized mica substrate

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 568-576

  Shlyakhtenko, Luda S ^a,b   Gall, Alexander A ^c   Weimer, Jeffrey J ^d   Hawn, David D ^e   Lyubchenko, Yuri L ^a,f  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Bio Force Laboratory   (United States)

^c Nanogen Inc USA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE   (United States)

^e DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY   (United States)

^f ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; DNA BINDING; DNA CROSS LINKING; DNA DETERMINATION; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION;

EID: 0033052687     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(99)76913-4     Document Type: Article

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