Optically trapped aqueous droplets for single molecule studies

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2006, Pages

  Reiner, J E ^a   Crawford, A M ^a   Kishore, R B ^a   Goldner, Lori S ^a   Helmerson, K ^a   Gilson, M K ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BIOTECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUEOUS DROPLETS; FLUORESCENCE RESONANCE ENERGY; OPTICALLY TRAPPING; SINGLE MOLECULES;

DNA; DROP FORMATION; FLUORESCENCE; FLUOROCARBONS; LASER BEAMS; PROTEINS; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SOLUTIONS;

MOLECULAR PHYSICS;

EID: 33745797464     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2219977     Document Type: Article

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