HIGH-RESOLUTION IMAGES OF CELL-SURFACE USING A TAPPING-MODE ATOMIC-FORCE MICROSCOPE

被引:41
作者
UMEMURA, K
ARAKAWA, H
IKAI, A
机构
[1] Graduate Course of Biosciences, Tokyo
来源
JAPANESE JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS PART 2-LETTERS & EXPRESS LETTERS | 1993年 / 32卷 / 11B期
关键词
ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPE; TAPPING-MODE; CONTACT-MODE; CELL SURFACE; NEURON; HIGH-RESOLUTION; 3-DIMENSIONAL STRUCTURE;
D O I
10.1143/JJAP.32.L1711
中图分类号
O59 [应用物理学];
学科分类号
摘要
We succeeded in obtaining high-resolution images of a cell surface using a tapping-mode atomic force microscope (tapping-mode AFM) in air. The resulting images resolved many particles of 40-80 nm in radius and distinguished regions where the particles formed clusters from other regions. Such images could not be obtained using a contact-mode atomic force microscope (contact-mode AFM) operated under the same conditions. The result demonstrates the possibility of cell surface research using the tapping-mode AFM with molecular resolution.
引用
收藏
页码:L1711 / L1714
页数:4
相关论文
共 36 条
[11]   DIRECT VISUALIZATION OF PHOSPHORYLASE-PHOSPHORYLASE KINASE COMPLEXES BY SCANNING TUNNELING AND ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY [J].
EDSTROM, RD ;
MEINKE, MH ;
YANG, X ;
YANG, R ;
ELINGS, V ;
EVANS, DF .
BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL, 1990, 58 (06) :1437-1448
[12]   FROM ATOMS TO INTEGRATED-CIRCUIT CHIPS, BLOOD-CELLS, AND BACTERIA WITH THE ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPE [J].
GOULD, SAC ;
DRAKE, B ;
PRATER, CB ;
WEISENHORN, AL ;
MANNE, S ;
HANSMA, HG ;
HANSMA, PK ;
MASSIE, J ;
LONGMIRE, M ;
ELINGS, V ;
NORTHERN, BD ;
MUKERGEE, B ;
PETERSON, CM ;
STOECKENIUS, W ;
ALBRECHT, TR ;
QUATE, CF .
JOURNAL OF VACUUM SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY A-VACUUM SURFACES AND FILMS, 1990, 8 (01) :369-373
[13]   INSITU INVESTIGATIONS OF SINGLE LIVING CELLS INFECTED BY VIRUSES [J].
HABERLE, W ;
HORBER, JKH ;
OHNESORGE, F ;
SMITH, DPE ;
BINNIG, G .
ULTRAMICROSCOPY, 1992, 42 :1161-1167
[14]   ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY OF DNA IN AQUEOUS-SOLUTIONS [J].
HANSMA, HG ;
BEZANILLA, M ;
ZENHAUSERN, F ;
ADRIAN, M ;
SINSHEIMER, RL .
NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH, 1993, 21 (03) :505-512
[15]   ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY OF SINGLE-STRANDED AND DOUBLE-STRANDED DNA [J].
HANSMA, HG ;
SINSHEIMER, RL ;
LI, MQ ;
HANSMA, PK .
NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH, 1992, 20 (14) :3585-3590
[16]   REPRODUCIBLE IMAGING AND DISSECTION OF PLASMID DNA UNDER LIQUID WITH THE ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPE [J].
HANSMA, HG ;
VESENKA, J ;
SIEGERIST, C ;
KELDERMAN, G ;
MORRETT, H ;
SINSHEIMER, RL ;
ELINGS, V ;
BUSTAMANTE, C ;
HANSMA, PK .
SCIENCE, 1992, 256 (5060) :1180-1184
[17]   ACTIN FILAMENT DYNAMICS IN LIVING GLIAL-CELLS IMAGED BY ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY [J].
HENDERSON, E ;
HAYDON, PG ;
SAKAGUCHI, DS .
SCIENCE, 1992, 257 (5078) :1944-1946
[18]  
HOH J H, 1992, Trends in Cell Biology, V2, P208, DOI 10.1016/0962-8924(92)90248-L
[19]   ATOMIC-FORCE MICROSCOPY OF BACTERIOPHAGE-T4 AND ITS TUBE-BASEPLATE COMPLEX [J].
IKAI, A ;
YOSHIMURA, K ;
ARISAKA, F ;
RITANI, A ;
IMAI, K .
FEBS LETTERS, 1993, 326 (1-3) :39-41
[20]   SCANNING TUNNELING AND ATOMIC-FORCE MICROSCOPY OF T4-BACTERIOPHAGE AND TOBACCO MOSAIC-VIRUS [J].
IMAI, K ;
YOSHIMURA, K ;
TOMITORI, M ;
NISHIKAWA, O ;
KOKAWA, R ;
YAMAMOTO, M ;
KOBAYASHI, M ;
IKAI, A .
JAPANESE JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS PART 1-REGULAR PAPERS SHORT NOTES & REVIEW PAPERS, 1993, 32 (6B) :2962-2964