A Simple Bioconjugate Attachment Protocol for Use in Single Molecule Force Spectroscopy Experiments Based on Mixed Self-Assembled Monolayers
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A Simple Bioconjugate Attachment Protocol for Use in Single Molecule Force Spectroscopy Experiments Based on Mixed Self-Assembled Monolayers
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Molecular Sciences
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1422-0067
DOI: 10.3390/ijms131013521