以光导向的分子图案为高通量单分子机械表征

Hansol Choi1,2,3, Andrew Ward1,2, Wesley P Wong1,2,3,4

  • 1Program in Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

概括

我们开发了一种光引导的方法,可以在没有 lithography 的表面上精确地模拟单个生物分子. 这种技术使先进的单分子分析和具有受控分子排列的功能表面的工程成为可能.

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