Modification of silicon AFM cantilever tips with an oligo(ethylene glycol) derivative for resisting proteins and maintaining a small tip size for high-resolution imaging

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 125, Issue 25, 2003, Pages 7498-7499

  Yam, Chi Ming ^a   Xiao, Zhongdang ^a   Gu, Jianhua ^a   Boutet, Sabine ^a   Cai, Chengzhi ^a  

^a University of Houston   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MACROGOL DERIVATIVE; SILICON;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; HYDROSILYLATION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE QUALITY; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; SURFACE PROPERTY;

ALKENES; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; FIBRINOGEN; MICROSCOPY, ATOMIC FORCE; SERUM ALBUMIN, BOVINE; SILICON;

EID: 0038208273     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja0350435     Document Type: Article

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