An overview of technologies for immobilization of enzymes and surface analysis techniques for immobilized enzymes

NR Mohamad, NHC Marzuki, NA Buang… - Biotechnology & …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
The current demands of sustainable green methodologies have increased the use of
enzymatic technology in industrial processes. Employment of enzyme as biocatalysts offers …

Mechanical properties of viruses analyzed by atomic force microscopy: a virological perspective

MG Mateu - Virus research, 2012 - Elsevier
The advent of nanoscience and nanotechnology and the development of atomic force
microscopy and other single-molecule techniques are leading to a renewed look at viruses …

[HTML][HTML] WSXM: A software for scanning probe microscopy and a tool for nanotechnology

I Horcas, R Fernández, JM Gomez-Rodriguez… - Review of scientific …, 2007 - pubs.aip.org
In this work we briefly describe the most relevant features of WSXM, a freeware scanning
probe microscopy software based on MS-Windows. The article is structured in three different …

[KNIHA][B] Atomic force microscopy

P Eaton, P West - 2010 - books.google.com
Atomic force microscopy is an amazing technique that allies a versatile methodology (that
allows measurement of samples in liquid, vacuum or air) to imaging with unprecedented …

Atomic force microscopy characterization of cellulose nanocrystals

RR Lahiji, X Xu, R Reifenberger, A Raman, A Rudie… - Langmuir, 2010 - ACS Publications
Cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) are gaining interest as a “green” nanomaterial with superior
mechanical and chemical properties for high-performance nanocomposite materials; …

Bacteriophage capsids: tough nanoshells with complex elastic properties

IL Ivanovska, PJ De Pablo, B Ibarra… - Proceedings of the …, 2004 - National Acad Sciences
The shell of bacteriophages protects the viral DNA during host-to-host transfer and serves as
a high-pressure container storing energy for DNA injection into a host bacterium. Here, we …

Nanoindentation studies of full and empty viral capsids and the effects of capsid protein mutations on elasticity and strength

JP Michel, IL Ivanovska, MM Gibbons… - Proceedings of the …, 2006 - National Acad Sciences
The elastic properties of capsids of the cowpea chlorotic mottle virus have been examined at
pH 4.8 by nanoindentation measurements with an atomic force microscope. Studies have …

Theoretical investigation of the distance dependence of capillary and van der Waals forces in scanning force microscopy

T Stifter, O Marti, B Bhushan - Physical Review B, 2000 - APS
The capillary and van der Waals forces between a tip and a plane in a scanning force
microscope (SFM) are calculated. The forces are calculated for a fixed distance of tip and …

High-resolution mass spectrometry of viral assemblies: molecular composition and stability of dimorphic hepatitis B virus capsids

C Uetrecht, C Versluis, NR Watts… - Proceedings of the …, 2008 - National Acad Sciences
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is a major human pathogen. In addition to its importance in human
health, there is growing interest in adapting HBV and other viruses for drug delivery and …

Elastic response, buckling, and instability of microtubules under radial indentation

IAT Schaap, C Carrasco, PJ de Pablo, FC MacKintosh… - Biophysical journal, 2006 - cell.com
We tested the mechanical properties of single microtubules by lateral indentation with the tip
of an atomic force microscope. Indentations up to∼ 3.6 nm, ie, 15% of the microtubule …