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Patterns in biopolymers and other biological systems as observed by scanning probe microscopy
Author(s) -
Yaminsky Igor V.
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
macromolecular symposia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.257
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1521-3900
pISSN - 1022-1360
DOI - 10.1002/1521-3900(200103)167:1<63::aid-masy63>3.0.co;2-v
Subject(s) - lysozyme , microscopy , scanning probe microscopy , resolution (logic) , materials science , atomic force microscopy , scanning electron microscope , biophysics , nanotechnology , chemical engineering , chemistry , optics , biology , biochemistry , composite material , physics , engineering , artificial intelligence , computer science
High resolution scanning probe microscopy images of DNA and RNA molecules, tobacco mosaic virus particles, growing lysozyme crystals, and bacterial cells are shown. The main advantage of scanning probe microscopy lies in the visualization of dynamic processes in biological systems in environmental conditions, e.g. in liquid media. Some results obtained during observation of lysozyme protein crystal growth in solution and bacterial cellular wall degradation due to lysozyme treatment are presented.