Preparation techniques for the observation of native biological systems with the atomic force microscope

Biosensors and Bioelectronics

Volumn 12, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 867-877

  Müller, Daniel J ^a,b   Engel, Andreas ^a   Amrein, Matthias ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Atomic force microscopy; DLVO force; Langmuir Blodgett technique; Mica; Pulmonary surfactant; Purple membrane; T4 polyhead

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; BIOLOGICAL MEMBRANES; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; MICA; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PROTEINS; SPECIMEN PREPARATION; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; SURFACES;

LANGMUIR BLODGETT TECHNIQUE; POLYHEAD; PULMONARY SURFACTANT; PURPLE MEMBRANE;

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY;

ADSORPTION; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CONFERENCE PAPER; COVALENT BOND; HYDROPHILICITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; IMAGING; PURPLE MEMBRANE;

EID: 0342890045     PISSN: 09565663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0956-5663(97)00051-1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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