A minimal optical trapping and imaging microscopy system.

We report the construction and testing of a simple and versatile optical trapping apparatus, suitable for visualizing individual microtubules (∼25 nm in diameter) and performing single-molecule studies, using a minimal set of components. This design is based on a conventional, inverted microscope, o...

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Main Authors: Carmen Noemí Hernández Candia, Sara Tafoya Martínez, Braulio Gutiérrez-Medina
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3581452?pdf=render