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Persistence Length of Cartilage Aggrecan Macromolecules Measured via Atomic Force Microscopy
Author(s) -
Ng Laurel,
Grodzinsky Alan J.,
Sandy John,
Plaas Anna,
Ortiz Christine
Publication year - 2004
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/masy.200451001
Subject(s) - aggrecan , persistence length , cartilage , glycosaminoglycan , chondroitin sulfate , macromolecule , monomer , persistence (discontinuity) , atomic force microscopy , microscopy , chemistry , biophysics , materials science , proteoglycan , polymer , anatomy , nanotechnology , composite material , articular cartilage , biology , optics , biochemistry , physics , medicine , pathology , osteoarthritis , alternative medicine , engineering , geotechnical engineering
Tapping mode atomic force microscopy (TMAFM) was employed to directly calculate the persistence length of individual fetal bovine epiphyseal and mature nasal cartilage aggrecan monomers, as well as their constituent chondroitin sulfate glycosaminoglycan chains.