Nanomedicine: Nanotechnology, Biology and Medicine
Volume 2, Issue 3 , Pages 169-176 , September 2006

Cellular replication and atomic force microscope imaging using a UV-Bioimprint technique

  • J.J. Muys, BCom, BSc

      Affiliations

    • Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand
    • MacDiarmid Institute for Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand.
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  • M.M. Alkaisi, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand
    • MacDiarmid Institute for Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand
    • ,
  • J.J. Evans, PhD

      Affiliations

    • MacDiarmid Institute for Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand
    • Christchurch School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Otago, Christchurch, New Zealand

Received 16 February 2006 ,Accepted 19 July 2006.

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 The authors wish to acknowledge J. Nagase for her support in cell culture techniques and preparation of materials, and D.O.S Melville, E. Berthier, G. Turner, and H. Devereux for their contributions. This research was supported by the MacDiarmid Institute for Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology and the Canterbury Medical Research Foundation, New Zealand.

PII: S1549-9634(06)00101-8

doi: 10.1016/j.nano.2006.07.003

Nanomedicine: Nanotechnology, Biology and Medicine
Volume 2, Issue 3 , Pages 169-176 , September 2006

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