Mycobacterium under AFM tip: Advantages of polyelectrolyte modified substrate

Immobilization of bacterial cells onto surfaces is critical for imaging with an atomic force microscope. In this paper, polyethylenimine (PEI) coated silicon plates are shown to be suitable for immobilizing and imaging Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Genady Zhavnerko, Nikolai Nikolaevich Poleschuyk
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2012-01-01
Series:International Journal of Mycobacteriology
Subjects:
AFM
Online Access:http://www.ijmyco.org/article.asp?issn=2212-5531;year=2012;volume=1;issue=1;spage=53;epage=56;aulast=Zhavnerko