The height of biomolecules measured with the atomic force microscope depends on electrostatic interactions

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 1633-1644

  Müller, Daniel J ^a,b   Engel, Andreas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BACTERIOPHAGE; ELECTROLYTE TRANSPORT; LIPID BILAYER; MACROMOLECULE; PH;

EID: 0037923070     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(97)78195-5     Document Type: Article

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