Single-molecule micromanipulation techniques

Annual Review of Materials Research

Volumn 37, Issue , 2007, Pages 33-67

  Neuman, K C ^a   Lionnet, T ^b   Allemand, J F ^a,b,c,d  

^a NATIONAL HEART LUNG AND BLOOD INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b ECOLE NORMALE SUPÉRIEURE   (France)

^c Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique   (France)

^d CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Biophysics; Magnetic tweezers; Microrheology; Optical tweezers; Polymer elasticity; Soft condensed matter physics

Indexed keywords

BIOPHYSICS; BIOPOLYMERS; ELASTICITY; MICROMANIPULATORS; OPTICAL TWEEZERS; POLYMERS; RHEOLOGY;

MAGNETIC TWEEZERS; MICRORHEOLOGY; POLYMER ELASTICITY; SOFT CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS;

MOLECULAR DYNAMICS;

EID: 34848894219     PISSN: 15317331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev.matsci.37.052506.084336     Document Type: Review

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