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Research
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Escherichia coli (E. coli) with Pili and Flagella
An Escherichia coli cell is imaged using tapping mode AFM
under dry condition. Well preserved pili and flagella structures can be seen clearly.
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Ant-microbial action of sushi S3 peptides on gram negative bacteria |
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Untreated E. Coli and P. aeruginosa |
Indentations and outer membrane debris found on and around bacteria treated with low concentration peptide |
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Small amount of leakage of periplasmic fluid found at the apical end of bacteria treated with lower concentration of peptide |
Severely damaged bacteria with cell debris as well as large amount of exuded cytoplasmic fluid from bacteria treated with S3 peptide |
AFM images of untreated and treated E.Coli
[A. Li et al, BBA-Biomembranes, 2007]
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Healthy & malaria infected red blood cells |
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Rings |
Early trophozoite |
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Late trophozoite |
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AFM & optical images of malaria infected red blood cells
[A. Li, A.H. Mansoor, K.S.W. Tan and C.T. Lim, J Microbio Methods, 2006]
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AFM image of a human red blood cell |
AFM close-up view of the red blood cell membrane |
Stretching of a red blood cell using optical tweezers |
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A red blood cell infected with the schizont stage of Plasmodium falciparum |
Fluorescence microscopy of acridine orange-stained malaria culture sample. Nuclei of individual Plasmodium falciparum cells are revealed in green |
Micropipette aspiration of a malaria infected red blood cell |
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DNA |
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AFM image of human embryonic kidney DNA |
AFM image of partially formed complex of DNA with PPE-EA |
AFM image of plasmid DNA |
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Nanoparticles |
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AFM image of PEI nanoparticles |
AFM image of amphiphilic triblock copolymer, PEO-PHB-PEO before annealing |
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Nanostructured materials |
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AFM image of PLLA nanofibers |
AFM image of surface of a PLLA nanofiber |
Electrospun PLLA nanofiber suspended across grooves of a silicon wafer |
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SEM image of aligned electrospun nanofibers |
SEM image of nanofibrous scaffold |
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TEM image of a CuO nanowire
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SEM images of CuO nanowires
[YW Zhu, T Yu, FC Cheong, XJ Xu, CT Lim, VBC Tan, JTL Thong, CH Sow, Nanotechnology, 2005]
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SEM image of an electrospun gelatin/TFE nanofibrous mat
[ZM Huang, YZ Zhang,
S Ramakrishna, CT Lim, Polymer, 2004]
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TEM image of a coaxial nanofiber
[YZ Zhang, CT Lim, S Ramakrishna, Chemistry of Materials, 2004]
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SEM image of electrospun gelatin/PCL nanofiber
[YZ Zhang, HW Ouyang, CT Lim, S Ramakrishna and ZM Huang, J Biomed Mat Res Part B: Appl Biomat, 2005]
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TEM images of ends of CNTs after 10min of CF4 plasma treatment
[YW Zhu, FC Cheong, T Yu, XJ Xu, CT Lim, JTL Thong, ZX Shen, CK Ong, YJ Liu, ATS Wee and CH Sow, Carbon, 2005]
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Fibroblast cells |
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AFM image of a fibroblast cell |
Confocal microscopy image of actins and microtubules found in fibroblast cells |
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Hard biological samples |
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Nanoindentation of femur bone tissue |
AFM image of the dentin region of a premolar tooth (microtubule shown) |
Microtography image of osteoporotic rat femur |
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