Optical trap setup for measuring microtubule pushing forces

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 83, Issue 21, 2003, Pages 4441-4443

  Kerssemakers, J W J ^a   Janson, M E ^a   Van Der Horst, A ^a   Dogterom, M ^a  

^a FOM INSTITUTE AMOLF   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON TRAPS; HYDROLYSIS; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; POLYMERIZATION; PROTEINS; REFRACTIVE INDEX; STIFFNESS;

BIOMOLECULAR SYSTEMS; MICROTUBULE; OPTICAL TRAP;

MOLECULAR PHYSICS;

EID: 0346846580     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1629796     Document Type: Article

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