Biological Applications
- Used to analyze DNA, RNA, protein-nucleic acid complexes, chromosomes, cell membranes, proteins and peptides, molecular crystals, polymers, biomaterials, ligand-receptor binding
- Little sample prep required
- Nanometer resolved images of nucleic acids
- Imaging of cells
- Quantification of molecular interactions in biological systems
- Quantification of electrical surface charge
In this chapter we have learnt about the basics of AFM along with its instrumentation