Microtubule asters as templates for nanomaterials assembly

Journal of Biological Engineering

Volumn 6, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Verma, Vivek ^a,b   Catchmark, Jeffrey M ^c   Brown, Nicole R ^d   Hancock, William O ^d  

^a The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KANPUR   (India)

^c The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

^d PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOTIN; CELLULOSE; GLASS; KINESIN; NANOFIBER; NANOMATERIAL;

ARTICLE; BIOTINYLATION; FLUORESCENCE; HYDROLYSIS; MICROTUBULE; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 84871548425     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17541611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1754-1611-6-23     Document Type: Article

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