Mechanical properties of biological specimens explored by atomic force microscopy

Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics

Volumn 46, Issue 13, 2013, Pages

  Kasas, S ^a,b   Longo, G ^a   Dietler, G ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPE (AFM); BIOLOGICAL SAMPLES; BIOLOGICAL SPECIMENS; LATERAL RESOLUTION; NANOMECHANICAL PROPERTY; NANOMETRIC SCALE; STATE OF THE ART; SURFACE SCANNING;

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY;

EID: 84874887789     PISSN: 00223727     EISSN: 13616463     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0022-3727/46/13/133001     Document Type: Review

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