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Chemical Characterization of Single Cells and Single Molecules
Author(s) -
Yeung Edward S.
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
journal of the chinese chemical society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.329
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 2192-6549
pISSN - 0009-4536
DOI - 10.1002/jccs.199900051
Subject(s) - microscale chemistry , characterization (materials science) , chemistry , nanotechnology , milestone , molecule , organic chemistry , materials science , mathematics education , mathematics , archaeology , history
Advances in sensitive optical measurement schemes have led to the detection and the physical and chemical characterization of single biological cells and individual molecules. These technological achievements are much more than the ultimate milestone in low‐level monitoring. Potential applications include DNA sequencing at high speeds, probing microscale environments, monitoring environmental pollution, studying the variability of molecular conformations, detecting disease infection at an early stage, and devising molecular‐scale imaging probes.