Force Spectroscopy with a Small Dithering of AFM Tip: A Method of Direct and Continuous Measurement of the Spring Constant of Single Molecules and Molecular Complexes

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 1177-1184

  Chtcheglova, Lilia A ^a   Shubeita, George T ^a,b   Sekatskii, Sergey K ^a   Dietler, Giovanni ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOVINE SERUM ALBUMIN; FIBRINOGEN; POLYCLONAL ANTIBODY;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; COMPLEX FORMATION; MEASUREMENT;

BOVINAE;

EID: 1142310673     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(04)74192-2     Document Type: Article

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