Multiplexed single-molecule measurements with magnetic tweezers

Review of Scientific Instruments

Volumn 79, Issue 9, 2008, Pages

  Ribeck, Noah ^a   Saleh, Omar A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b University of California   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIRUS DNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE LAMBDA; BIOPHYSICS; CHEMISTRY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; INSTRUMENTATION; MAGNETISM; METHODOLOGY; MICROMANIPULATION; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NANOTECHNOLOGY; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TIME;

BACTERIOPHAGE LAMBDA; BASE SEQUENCE; BIOPHYSICS; DNA, VIRAL; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MAGNETICS; MICROMANIPULATION; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NANOTECHNOLOGY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 54749117023     PISSN: 00346748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2981687     Document Type: Article

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