Traducir el reconocimiento biomolecular en nanomecánica

J Fritz1, M K Baller, H P Lang

  • 1IBM Research, Zurich Research Laboratory, Säumerstrasse 4, CH-8803 Rüschlikon, Switzerland.

Science (New York, N.Y.)
|April 15, 2000
PubMed
Resumen

Este estudio demuestra que los cantilevers nanomecánicos pueden detectar interacciones biomoleculares específicas, como la hibridación del ADN y la unión a las proteínas, midiendo pequeños cambios en la tensión superficial para un reconocimiento molecular preciso.

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