Direct measurement of single-molecule visco-elasticity in atomic force microscope force-extension experiments

European Biophysics Journal

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 287-292

  Bippes, Christian A ^a   Humphris, Andrew D L ^b   Stark, Martin ^c   Müller, Daniel J ^a   Janovjak, Harald ^a  

^a DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b Infinitesima Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^c EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEXTRAN;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CELL ADHESION; CELL WALL; MACROMOLECULE; MEASUREMENT; MUSCLE FUNCTION; OSCILLATION; PLANT CELL; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; SPECTROSCOPY; THERMAL ANALYSIS; VISCOELASTICITY;

DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; DEXTRANS; ELASTICITY; MICROSCOPY, ATOMIC FORCE; MODELS, CHEMICAL; MOTION; RESEARCH DESIGN; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TEMPERATURE; VISCOSITY;

EID: 32344441261     PISSN: 01757571     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00249-005-0023-9     Document Type: Article

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