A Live Bioprobe for Studying Diatom-Surface Interactions

From: Biophysical Journal | Date: December 1, 2004| Author: Avci, Recep; Beech, Iwona B; Cooksey, Keith E; Wigglesworth-Cooksey, Barbara; ¡ Arce, Fernando Terà n | Copyright information

ABSTRACT

Atomic force microscopy has been employed to compare the adhesion of Navicula species I diatoms to surfaces of a hydrophobic elastomer, lntersleek, and a hydrophilic mineral, mica. This was accomplished using tipless atomic force microscopy cantilevers functionalized with live diatom cells. Both surfaces were tested with the same diatom bioprobe. Force versus distance curves generated during these experiments revealed comparable cell adhesion strengths on lntersleek and mica, ...

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