Self-assembly of biomolecules: AFM study of F-actin on unstructured and nanostructured surfaces

Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE

Volumn 7188, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Naldi, Marina ^a   Vasina, Elena ^b   Dobroiu, Serban ^b   Paraoan, Luminita ^b   Nicolau, Dan V ^b   Andrisano, Vincenza ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Actin; Atomic force microscopy; Nanostructures; Self assembly

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; AFM; BIO-MOLECULAR; BIOLOGICAL PROCESS; CYTOSKELETON; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; F-ACTIN; LARGE BIOMOLECULES; NANOFABRICATION; NANOSTRUCTURED SILICON; NANOSTRUCTURED SURFACE; PROTEIN AGGREGATES;

ATOMS; BIOMOLECULES; MICA; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; NANOSTRUCTURES; SELF ASSEMBLY; SILICATE MINERALS;

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY;

EID: 66649103001     PISSN: 16057422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.822800     Document Type: Conference Paper

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