Nanoscale measurement of the dielectric constant of supported lipid bilayers in aqueous solutions with electrostatic force microscopy

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 104, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1257-1262

  Gramse, G ^a,b   Dols Perez, A ^a,b   Edwards, M A ^b   Fumagalli, L ^a,b   Gomila, G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTE FOR BIOENGINEERING OF CATALONIA IBEC   (Spain)

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EID: 84877061229     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2013.02.011     Document Type: Article

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