Electrostatic force microscopy: Imaging DNA and protein polarizations one by one

Nanotechnology

Volumn 20, Issue 14, 2009, Pages

  Mikamo Satoh, Eriko ^a,b   Yamada, Fumihiko ^a   Takagi, Akihiko ^a   Matsumoto, Takuya ^a   Kawai, Tomoji ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b HYOGO COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPES; BIOLOGICAL MOLECULES; COMPLEX FORMATIONS; COMPLEX IMAGES; DOUBLE-STRANDED DNAS; ELECTRIC POLARIZABILITY; ELECTROSTATIC FORCE MICROSCOPIES; ELECTROSTATIC POTENTIALS; ELECTROSTATIC PROPERTIES; EXTERNAL FIELDS; INSULATOR SUBSTRATES; MICA SUBSTRATES; MOLECULAR RESOLUTIONS; NONCONTACT; POTENTIAL DIFFERENCES; SCANNING CAPACITANCE MICROSCOPIES;

DNA; ELECTRIC DIPOLE MOMENTS; ELECTROSTATIC DEVICES; GENES; INSULATION; MICA; MOLECULES; NUCLEIC ACIDS; SILICATE MINERALS; SUBSTRATES; TRANSCRIPTION;

ELECTROSTATIC FORCE;

DNA; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; MICA; PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONTRAST; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIPOLE; DNA ISOLATION; DNA TRANSCRIPTION; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRICITY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ELECTROSTATIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; FREQUENCY MODULATION; INSULATOR ELEMENT; MOLECULAR ELECTRONICS; MOLECULAR IMAGING; MOLECULE; POLARIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING CAPACITANCE MICROSCOPY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; CHEMISTRY; IMAGE PROCESSING; METHODOLOGY; STATIC ELECTRICITY; UNITED STATES;

DNA; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MICROSCOPY, ATOMIC FORCE; PROTEINS; STATIC ELECTRICITY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 65149101444     PISSN: 09574484     EISSN: 13616528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/20/14/145102     Document Type: Article

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