title: Observations on the internal and surface morphology of malaria infected blood cells using optical and atomic force microscopy.
abstract: We describe a simple and fast method to probe the morphological changes on the exterior and interior of a malaria infected erythrocyte at different stages of parasite development. This involves the imaging and scanning of Giemsa stained malaria infected erythrocytes using optical microscopy and atomic force microscopy, respectively.
authors.affiliation: Nano Biomechanics Laboratory, Division of Bioengineering and Department of Mechanical Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117576.
authors.forename: Ang
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Ammar H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Mansoor
authors.forename: Kevin S W
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Tan
authors.forename: C T
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Lim
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001399:Azure Stains / Q000737:chemistry*; D004396:Coloring Agents / Q000737:chemistry*; D004912:Erythrocytes / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D006801:Humans; D018625:Microscopy, Atomic Force / Q000379:methods*; D010963:Plasmodium falciparum / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000648:ultrastructure
chemical_list: D001399:Azure Stains; D004396:Coloring Agents