Measuring elasticity of biological materials by atomic force microscopy
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- 23 June 1998
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Wiley in FEBS Letters
- Vol. 430 (1-2) , 12-16
- https://doi.org/10.1016/s0014-5793(98)00592-4
Abstract
Atomic force microscopy (AFM) has proved its value not only for resolving the topographical structure of biological samples, but also for probing inherent properties of biological structures, like lo...Keywords
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