Extending Near-Field Scanning Optical Microscopy for Biological Studies

JALA - Journal of the Association for Laboratory Automation

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 268-272

  Mooren, Olivia L ^a   Erickson, Elizabeth S ^a   Dickenson, Nicholas E ^a   Dunn, Robert C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

atomic force microscopy (AFM); heating; live cell; near field scanning optical microscopy (NSOM); single molecule

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BIOLOGY; CELLS; FLUORESCENCE; HEATING; PROBES; SURFACE TOPOGRAPHY; TISSUE;

SINGLE MOLECULE; TOPOGRAPHIC MAPPING;

NEAR FIELD SCANNING OPTICAL MICROSCOPY;

BUFFER; FLUORESCENT DYE;

ARTICLE; BIOMEDICINE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLUORESCENCE ANALYSIS; FORCE; HEATING; IMAGING SYSTEM; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; SAMPLE SIZE; SCANNING NEAR FIELD OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; SCANNING PROBE MICROSCOPY; SIGNAL DETECTION; SURFACE PROPERTY;

EID: 33746911222     PISSN: 15355535     EISSN: 15402452     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jala.2006.05.012     Document Type: Article

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