Nanomedicine: Nanotechnology, Biology and Medicine
Volume 3, Issue 2 , Pages 128-131, June 2007

Atomic force microscopy as a tool of inspection of viral infection

  • Evgeniy V. Dubrovin, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
    • Advanced Technologies Center, Moscow, Russia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Evgeniy Dubrovin, Department of Physics, Moscow State University, Leninskie Gory, 1/2, 119992, Moscow, Russia.
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  • Yuri-F. Drygin, DSc

      Affiliations

    • Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
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  • Viktor K. Novikov, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
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  • Igor V. Yaminsky, DSc

      Affiliations

    • Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
    • Advanced Technologies Center, Moscow, Russia

Received 25 October 2006; received in revised form 9 January 2007; accepted 27 January 2007. published online 10 May 2007.

Abstract 

Here we present a short review of application of atomic force microscopy (AFM) for investigation of viruses, accompanied by examples of high-resolution AFM images of different viral particles. The possibility of using AFM to identify viruses is discussed.

Key words: Atomic force microscopy, Bionanotechnology, Viruses

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

PII: S1549-9634(07)00045-7

doi:10.1016/j.nano.2007.01.005

Nanomedicine: Nanotechnology, Biology and Medicine
Volume 3, Issue 2 , Pages 128-131, June 2007

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