Atomic force microscopy as a tool for biomedical and biotechnological studies

Artif Organs. 2003 May;27(5):447-51. doi: 10.1046/j.1525-1594.2003.07237.x.

Abstract

This work presents different applications in progress with the aid of the atomic force microscopy (AFM) technique for biomedical and biotechnological applications, comprising both the acquisition of three-dimensional images and spectroscopic force measurements, in the following systems: first, low-density lipoprotein (LDL)-glycosaminoglycans; second, lectins-polysaccharides; third, mycobacterium leprae cellular wall and Vesicular Stomatites Virus (VSV) with fibronectin laminin, and lipidic membranes; fourth, DNA-complex; and fifth, actin, as well as the development of surface functionalizing protocols and image restoration by means of mathematical techniques.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Biomedical Technology
  • Cell Biology / instrumentation
  • Image Processing, Computer-Assisted / instrumentation
  • Image Processing, Computer-Assisted / methods
  • Imaging, Three-Dimensional
  • Microscopy, Atomic Force / methods*
  • Surface Properties