The influence of water on the nanomechanical behavior of the plant biopolyester cutin as studied by AFM and solid-state NMR

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 79, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 2761-2767

  Round, Andrew N ^a   Van, Bin ^a   Dang, Soa ^a   Estephan, Racha ^a   Stark, Ruth E ^a   Batteas, James D ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NANOPARTICLE; POLYESTER;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; COVALENT BOND; CROSS LINKING; MECHANICAL STRESS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PROTEIN ISOLATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SOLID STATE; YOUNG MODULUS;

EID: 20644464562     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(00)76515-5     Document Type: Article

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