Hyaluronic acid by atomic force microscopy

Journal of Structural Biology

Volumn 126, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 52-58

  Jacoboni, I ^a   Valdre U ^a   Mori, G ^b   Quaglino Jr, D ^b   Pasquali Ronchetti, I ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Atomic force microscopy; Hyaluronan; Hyaluronic acid; Molecular structure; Scanning force microscopy

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM SILICATE; GRAPHITE; HYALURONIC ACID;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; HYDROPHILICITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN TERTIARY STRUCTURE; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; THICKNESS; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

MICA;

EID: 0033150165     PISSN: 10478477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jsbi.1999.4090     Document Type: Article

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