Fast imaging and fast force spectroscopy of single biopolymers with a new atomic force microscope designed for small cantilevers

Review of Scientific Instruments

Volumn 70, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 4300-4303

  Viani, M B ^a   Schaffer T E ^a   Paloczi, G T ^a   Pietrasanta, L I ^a   Smith, B L ^a   Thompson, J B ^a   Richter, M ^a   Rief, M ^b   Gaub, H E ^b   Plaxco, K W ^a   Cleland, A N ^a   Hansma, H G ^a   Hansma, P K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

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EID: 6544282165     PISSN: 00346748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1150069     Document Type: Article

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