Nanomedicine: Nanotechnology, Biology and Medicine
Volume 6, Issue 4 , Pages 510-515 , August 2010

Time-dependent measure of a nanoscale force-pulse driven by the axonemal dynein motors in individual live sperm cells

  • Michael J. Allen, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Biometrology, Alameda, California, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Center for Nanomedicine, Section of Pulmonary and Critical Care, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Ill 60637, USA.
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  • Robert E. Rudd, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Condensed Matter and Materials Division, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore California, USA
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  • Mike W. McElfresh, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physics, University of California, Davis, California, USA
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  • Rod Balhorn, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Biosciences and Biotechnology Division, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California, USA

Received 8 July 2009 ,Accepted 16 December 2009.

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 This work was performed through support from Biometrology to M.J.A.; and to R.E.R., M.W.M., and R.B. from the U.S. Department of Energy by the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory under Contract No. DE-AC52-07NA27344.

PII: S1549-9634(10)00003-1

doi: 10.1016/j.nano.2009.12.003

Nanomedicine: Nanotechnology, Biology and Medicine
Volume 6, Issue 4 , Pages 510-515 , August 2010

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