Minimizing pulling geometry errors in atomic force microscope single molecule force spectroscopy

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 95, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 3991-3998

  Rivera, Monica ^a   Lee, Whasil ^a   Ke, Changhong ^b   Marszalek, Piotr E ^a   Cole, Daniel G ^c   Clark, Robert L ^a  

^a Duke University   (United States)

^b State University of New York   (United States)

^c University of Pittsburgh   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEXTRAN; VIRUS DNA;

ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; METHODOLOGY; SPECTROSCOPY; SURFACE PROPERTY;

ARTIFACTS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEXTRANS; DNA, VIRAL; MICROSCOPY, ATOMIC FORCE; SOFTWARE; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 56049087979     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.108.138842     Document Type: Article

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