Practical applications of atomic force microscopy in biomedicine
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The last thirty years of progress of atomic force microscopy (AFM) applied to living matter is reviewed with a focus on potential uses in drug discovery or screening of patient samples. AFM-based technologies are still at Proof of Concept level - or below, however, they are particularly promising for i) live imaging of unlabeled membrane proteins and ii) nanomechanical screening of biological samples, e.g. cancer biopsies.Downloads
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