Nanomedicine: Nanotechnology, Biology and Medicine
Volume 2, Issue 4 , Pages 222-229 , December 2006

Using microcantilever deflection to detect HIV-1 envelope glycoprotein gp120

  • Yee Lam, MS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA
    • Center for Biomolecular and Tissue Engineering, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA
    • Center for Biologically Inspired Materials and Materials Systems, Durham, North Carolina, USA
    • ,
  • Nehal I. Abu-Lail, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA
    • Center for Biologically Inspired Materials and Materials Systems, Durham, North Carolina, USA
    • ,
  • Munir S. Alam, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Human Vaccine Institute, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA
    • Center for Biomolecular and Tissue Engineering, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA
    • Center for Biologically Inspired Materials and Materials Systems, Durham, North Carolina, USA
    • ,
  • Stefan Zauscher, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA
    • Center for Biomolecular and Tissue Engineering, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA
    • Center for Biologically Inspired Materials and Materials Systems, Durham, North Carolina, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Duke University, Box 90300, Durham, NC 27708, USA. Tel.: +1 919 660 5630; fax: +1 919 660 5409.

Received 2 August 2006 ,Accepted 18 October 2006.

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 No financial conflict of interest was reported by the authors of this paper.

PII: S1549-9634(06)00142-0

doi: 10.1016/j.nano.2006.10.002

Nanomedicine: Nanotechnology, Biology and Medicine
Volume 2, Issue 4 , Pages 222-229 , December 2006

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