Nanomechanical analysis of Clostridium tyrobutyricum spores

Micron

Volumn 41, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 945-952

  Andreeva, N ^a   Bassi, D ^b   Cappa, F ^b   Cocconcelli, P S ^b   Parmigiani, F ^c   Ferrini, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÀ CATTOLICA DEL SACRO CUORE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITÀ CATTOLICA DEL SACRO CUORE   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Atomic force microscopy; Clostridium tyrobutyricum spores; Young modulus

Indexed keywords

ADHESION FORCES; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPES; BIOLOGICAL OBJECTS; CLOSTRIDIUM TYROBUTYRICUM; CLOSTRIDIUM TYROBUTYRICUM SPORES; ELASTIC PROPERTIES; EXTERNAL SURFACES; NANOMECHANICAL ANALYSIS; YOUNG MODULUS;

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CLOSTRIDIUM; INDENTATION;

ATOMS;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BACTERIAL SPORE; CLOSTRIDIUM TYROBUTYRICUM; ELASTICITY; MECHANICAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

CLOSTRIDIUM TYROBUTYRICUM; ELASTICITY; MICROSCOPY, ATOMIC FORCE; SPORES; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLOSTRIDIUM TYROBUTYRICUM;

EID: 84755161020     PISSN: 09684328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.micron.2010.07.006     Document Type: Article

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