Structural biology with carbon nanotube AFM probes

Authors

• Adam T. Woolley, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
• Chin Li Cheung, University of Nebraska at LincolnFollow
• Jason H. Hafner, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
• Charles M. Lieber, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA

Document Type

Article

Date of this Version

September 2000

Comments

Published in Chemistry & Biology 7 (September 28, 2000), pp. R193–R204; doi:10.1016/S1074-5521(00)00037-5. Copyright © 2000 Elsevier Ltd. Used by permission.

Abstract

Carbon nanotubes represent ideal probes for high-resolution structural and chemical imaging of biomolecules with atomic force microscopy. Recent advances in fabrication of carbon nanotube probes with sub-nanometer radii promise to yield unique insights into the structure, dynamics and function of biological macromolecules and complexes.