Force measurements on single molecular contacts through evanescent wave microscopy

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 81, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 2946-2953

  Zocchi, Giovanni ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOTIN; STREPTAVIDIN;

ADHESION; ARTICLE; CELL ADHESION; CHEMICAL BOND; FLOW; FORCE; MICROSCOPY; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; MOLECULE; MOTION;

EID: 0034764282     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(01)75934-6     Document Type: Article

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