Probing the surface of living diatoms with atomic force microscopy: The nanostructure and nanomechanical properties of the mucilage layer

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 722-734

  Higgins, Michael J ^a   Sader, John E ^a   Mulvaney, Paul ^a   Wetherbee, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adhesion; Atomic force microscope; Diatom; Elasticity; EPS (extracellular polymeric substance); Hertz model; WLC (worm like chain model); Young's modulus

Indexed keywords

ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ALGAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA; CRASEPDOSTAUROS AUSTRALIS; EUKARYOTA; NITZSCHIA NAVIS-VARINGICA; PINNULARIA VIRIDIS;

EID: 0038483889     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1529-8817.2003.02163.x     Document Type: Article

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