Single-molecule biophysics: At the interface of biology, physics and chemistry

Journal of the Royal Society Interface

Volumn 5, Issue 18, 2008, Pages 15-45

  Deniz, Ashok A ^a   Mukhopadhyay, Samrat ^a   Lemke, Edward A ^a  

^a SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

AFM; Force; FRET; Optical tweezers; Single molecule fluorescence; Tracking

Indexed keywords

DNA; RNA;

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOLOGY; BIOPHYSICS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; DATA ANALYSIS; FLUORESCENCE ANALYSIS; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; FLUORESCENCE RESONANCE ENERGY TRANSFER; MAGNETISM; MATERIAL STATE; METHODOLOGY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLARIMETRY; REVIEW; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; THEORY;

EID: 36348946234     PISSN: 17425689     EISSN: 17425662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2007.1021     Document Type: Review

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