Using the surface spontaneous depolarization field of ferroelectrics to direct the assembly of virus particles

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 85, Issue 16, 2004, Pages 3537-3539

  Dunn, Steve ^a   Cullen, Dave ^a   Abad Garcia, Estefania ^a   Bertoni, Cristina ^a   Carter, Richard ^a   Howorth, Dave ^a   Whatmore, Roger W ^a  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BAND STRUCTURE; FERROELECTRIC THIN FILMS; MACROMOLECULES; PIEZOELECTRICITY; POLARIZATION; SURFACE TOPOGRAPHY; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS); VIRUSES;

CHARGE DISTRIBUTION; NANOELECTRONIC DEVICES; SURFACE CHARGES; TOBACCO MOSAIC VIRUS (TMV);

FERROELECTRIC MATERIALS;

EID: 9744225073     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1797535     Document Type: Article

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