Afm: a Powerful Tool for Nanobiotechnology
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In the past 15 years, atomic force microscopy (AFM) has emerged as a powerful tool for exploring biological systems at the nanoscale and has opened exciting perspectives in biomedicine and nanobiotechnology. While AFM imaging makes it possible to visualize surface structure under physiological conditions and at high resolution, force spectroscopy provides information on biomolecular interactions and physical properties [1,2]. In this contribution, I will discuss some of these capabilities using recent examples from my group, going from single biomolecules to lipid membranes and living cells.
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تاریخ انتشار 2005