High resolution imaging of IgG and IgM molecules by scanning tunneling microscopy in air condition

Scientia Iranica

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1643-1646

  Saber, R ^a   Sarkar, S ^a   Gill, P ^a,b   Nazari, B ^c   Faridani, F ^a  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b GOLESTAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Air condition; IgG; IgM; Nanostructured biomaterials; STM

Indexed keywords

AIR CONDITIONING; BIOMOLECULES; CONDUCTIVE MATERIALS; MICROSCOPES;

ATOMIC SURFACES; ATOMICALLY FLAT SURFACE; HIGH-RESOLUTION IMAGING; HIGHLY ORDERED PYROLYTIC GRAPHITES; MICROSCOPY TECHNIQUE; NANOSTRUCTURED BIOMATERIALS; SEMICONDUCTIVE; STRUCTURAL DETAILS;

SCANNING TUNNELING MICROSCOPY;

AIR CONDITIONING; ANTIBODY; MICROSCOPY; NANOTECHNOLOGY; SCANNING TUNNELLING MICROSCOPY;

EID: 84855907510     PISSN: 10263098     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scient.2011.11.028     Document Type: Article

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