Elasticity and nanomechanical response of Aspergillus niger spores using atomic force microscopy

Micron

Volumn 43, Issue 2-3, 2012, Pages 407-411

  Fang, Te Hua ^a   Kang, Shao Hui ^a   Hong, Zheng Han ^a   Wu, Cheng Da ^a  

^a NATIONAL KAOHSIUNG UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Adhesion; AFM; Nanoindentation; Nanomechanical response; Spore

Indexed keywords

ADHESION FORCES; AFM; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; AVERAGE SURFACE ROUGHNESS; CRITICAL BUCKLING LOADS; FORCE-DISPLACEMENT CURVES; NANOMECHANICAL RESPONSE; NIGER; SPORE; YOUNG'S MODULUS;

ADHESION; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BUCKLING; ELASTICITY; NANOINDENTATION; SURFACE ROUGHNESS;

ASPERGILLUS;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BACTERIAL SPORE; CELL ADHESION; CYTOLOGY; ELASTICITY; MECHANICS; PHYSIOLOGY; SURFACE PROPERTY;

ASPERGILLUS NIGER; CELL ADHESION; ELASTICITY; MECHANICAL PHENOMENA; MICROSCOPY, ATOMIC FORCE; SPORES; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

ASPERGILLUS NIGER; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 84855223260     PISSN: 09684328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.micron.2011.10.011     Document Type: Article

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