Accuracy of AFM measurements of the contour length of DNA fragments adsorbed on mica in air and in aqueous buffer

Ultramicroscopy

Volumn 92, Issue 3-4, 2002, Pages 151-158

  Sanchez Sevilla, A ^a   Thimonier, J ^a   Marilley, M ^a   Rocca Serra, J ^a   Barbet, J ^a  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

Atomic force microscope (AFM); DNA contour length; Image processing

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; AIR; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; DNA; MICA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE;

CONTOUR LENGTH;

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY;

BUFFER; DNA FRAGMENT; MICA; NICKEL;

ACCURACY; ADSORPTION; AIR; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; CONTOUR LENGTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA HELIX; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE PROCESSING; MEASUREMENT; PHYSICAL PHENOMENA;

AIR; ALUMINUM SILICATES; BUFFERS; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE ECORI; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASES, TYPE II SITE-SPECIFIC; DNA; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MICROSCOPY, ATOMIC FORCE; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; PLASMIDS;

MICA;

EID: 0036290074     PISSN: 03043991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3991(02)00128-6     Document Type: Article

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