Magnetic trapping of single molecules: Principles, developments, and applications

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 8810, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Grange, W ^a   Strick, T R ^a  

^a INSTITUT JACQUES MONOD   (France)

Author keywords

DNA; Magnetic trapping; molecular motors; nanomanipulation; RNA polymerase; single molecule

Indexed keywords

MAGNETIC TRAPPING; MOLECULAR MOTORS; NANOMANIPULATIONS; RNA POLYMERASE; SINGLE-MOLECULE;

DNA; MICROMANIPULATORS; MOLECULES; NUCLEIC ACIDS; TOOLS;

MAGNETISM;

EID: 84889583227     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: 1996756X     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.2027050     Document Type: Conference Paper

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