From images to interactions: High-resolution phase imaging in tapping-mode atomic force microscopy

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 80, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 3009-3018

  Stark, Martin ^a   Möller, Clemens ^b,c,d   Müller, Daniel J ^b,d   Guckenberger, Reinhard ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF BIOCHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^c FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

^d MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF MOLECULAR CELL BIOLOGY AND GENETICS   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; IMAGING; NONHUMAN; OSCILLATION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TOPOGRAPHY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HALOBACTERIUM SALINARUM;

EID: 0035022143     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(01)76266-2     Document Type: Article

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