Sample preparation procedures for biological atomic force microscopy Export

@article{K.ElKirat.Rev.2005, abstract = {Since the late 1980s, atomic force microscopy (AFM) has been increasingly used in biological sciences and it is now established as a versatile tool to address the structure, properties and functions of biological specimens. AFM is unique in that it provides three-dimensional images of biological structures, including biomolecules, lipid films, 2D protein crystals and cells, under physiological conditions and with unprecedented resolution. A crucial prerequisite for successful, reliable biological AFM is that the samples need to be well attached to a solid substrate using appropriate, nondestructive methods. In this review, we discuss common techniques for immobilizing biological specimens for AFM studies.}, address = {Unit de chimie des interfaces, Universit catholique de Louvain, Croix du Sud 2/18, B-1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium}, author = {Kirat, K. El and Burton, I. and Dupres, V. and Dufrene, Y. F.}, citeulike-article-id = {211906}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2818.2005.01480.x}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/bsc/jms/2005/00000218/00000003/art00001}, citeulike-linkout-2 = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15958012}, citeulike-linkout-3 = {http://www.hubmed.org/display.cgi?uids=15958012}, citeulike-linkout-4 = {http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/abstract/118735652/ABSTRACT}, doi = {10.1111/j.1365-2818.2005.01480.x}, issn = {1365-2818}, journal = {Journal of Microscopy}, keywords = {atomic, biological, force, imaging, immobilization, microscopy, samples, substrates}, month = {June}, number = {3}, pages = {199--207}, posted-at = {2009-11-06 14:37:13}, priority = {2}, publisher = {Blackwell Publishing}, title = {Sample preparation procedures for biological atomic force microscopy}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2818.2005.01480.x}, volume = {218}, year = {2005} }

TY - JOUR ID - K.ElKirat.Rev.2005 L3 - citeulike-article-id:211906 N2 - Since the late 1980s, atomic force microscopy (AFM) has been increasingly used in biological sciences and it is now established as a versatile tool to address the structure, properties and functions of biological specimens. AFM is unique in that it provides three-dimensional images of biological structures, including biomolecules, lipid films, 2D protein crystals and cells, under physiological conditions and with unprecedented resolution. A crucial prerequisite for successful, reliable biological AFM is that the samples need to be well attached to a solid substrate using appropriate, nondestructive methods. In this review, we discuss common techniques for immobilizing biological specimens for AFM studies. IS - 3 JF - Journal of Microscopy SN - 1365-2818 AD - Unit de chimie des interfaces, Universit catholique de Louvain, Croix du Sud 2/18, B-1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium EP - 207 TI - Sample preparation procedures for biological atomic force microscopy PB - Blackwell Publishing VL - 218 SP - 199 KW - atomic KW - biological KW - force KW - imaging KW - immobilization KW - microscopy KW - samples KW - substrates AU - Kirat, El AU - Burton, I AU - Dupres, V AU - Dufrene, YF PY - 2005/06// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2818.2005.01480.x ER -