IMAGING OF LIVING CELLS BY ATOMIC-FORCE MICROSCOPY

Authors
HENDERSON E
Citation
E. Henderson, IMAGING OF LIVING CELLS BY ATOMIC-FORCE MICROSCOPY, Progress in Surface Science, 46(1), 1994, pp. 39-60
Citations number
82
Categorie Soggetti
Physics, Condensed Matter","Chemistry Physical
Journal title
Progress in Surface Science → ACNP
ISSN journal
00796816
Volume
46
Issue
1
Year of publication
1994
Pages
39 - 60
Database
ISI
SICI code
0079-6816(1994)46:1<39:IOLCBA>2.0.ZU;2-6
Abstract
The atomic force microscope (AFM, also referred to as the scanning for ce microscope, SFM) generates images of samples by measuring force int eractions between the sample and a small, sharp tip on the end of a fl exible cantilever. The general nature of this method permits the inves tigator to examine a large variety of sample types, including biologic al specimens. This review will focus on the application of AFM to imag ing living cells.