title: Direct measurement of DNA by means of AFM.
abstract: We have demonstrated that the electrostatic stretch-and-positioning method is useful for the analysis of a long DNA molecule by means of atomic force microscopy (AFM). DNA molecules were stretched parallel to the field line, and immobilized onto the aluminum electrodes patterned on a glass plate. Through AFM observation, we confirmed the immobilization of individual DNA molecules, not aggregate.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokushima, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ueda
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Baba
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Iwasaki
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Kurosawa
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Washizu
mesh_terms: D010582:Bacteriophage lambda; D004247:DNA / Q000737:chemistry / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000737:chemistry / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D018625:Microscopy, Atomic Force / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D055672:Static Electricity
chemical_list: D004279:DNA, Viral; D004247:DNA