TIRF: smFRET

Pratibha Agarwala1, Dibyendu K Sasmal1

  • 1Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur, Jodhpur, RJ, India.

Current protocols
|August 20, 2025
PubMed
まとめ

この研究では,プリズマベースの全内反射光顕微鏡 (p-TIRF) の建設のための費用対効果の高い方法が詳細に示されています. このセットアップは,先端の単分子研究のための既存のコンフォカル顕微鏡を強化します.

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