Transmission electron microscopy and atomic force microscopy characterization of nickel deposition on bacterial cells

Chinese Science Bulletin

Volumn 52, Issue 21, 2007, Pages 2919-2924

  Wang, Jing ^a   He, Shiying ^a   Xu, Lina ^a   Gu, Ning ^a  

^a Southeast University   (China)

Author keywords

Atomic force microscopy (AFM); Bacterial cell; Biotemplate; Metallization; Transmission electron microscopy (TEM)

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 35548952673     PISSN: 10016538     EISSN: 18619541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11434-007-0390-y     Document Type: Article

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