Scanning Tunneling Microscopy of Biological Structures: An Elusive Goal for Many Years
Scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) is a technique that can be used to directly observe individual biomolecules at near-molecular scale. Within this framework, STM is of crucial significance because of its role in the structural analysis, the understanding the imaging formation, and the development...
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| author | Andrés Rodríguez-Galván Flavio F. Contreras-Torres |
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| description | Scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) is a technique that can be used to directly observe individual biomolecules at near-molecular scale. Within this framework, STM is of crucial significance because of its role in the structural analysis, the understanding the imaging formation, and the development of relative techniques. Four decades after its invention, it is pertinent to ask how much of the early dream has come true. In this study, we aim to overview different analyses for DNA, lipids, proteins, and carbohydrates. The relevance of STM imaging is exhibited as an opportunity to assist measurements and biomolecular identification in nanobiotechnology, nanomedicine, biosensing, and other cutting-edge applications. We believe STM research is still an entire science research ecosystem for joining several areas of expertise towards a goal settlement that has been elusive for many years. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c555d5e20f9a4b3282dc59191594f8342023-11-23T13:49:24ZengMDPI AGNanomaterials2079-49912022-08-011217301310.3390/nano12173013Scanning Tunneling Microscopy of Biological Structures: An Elusive Goal for Many YearsAndrés Rodríguez-Galván0Flavio F. Contreras-Torres1Carrera de Biología, Unidad de Biomedicina, Facultad de Estudios Superiores Iztacala, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Tlalnepantla 54090, Edo. Mex., MexicoTecnologico de Monterrey, The Institute for Obesity Research, Monterrey 64849, NL, MexicoScanning tunneling microscopy (STM) is a technique that can be used to directly observe individual biomolecules at near-molecular scale. Within this framework, STM is of crucial significance because of its role in the structural analysis, the understanding the imaging formation, and the development of relative techniques. Four decades after its invention, it is pertinent to ask how much of the early dream has come true. In this study, we aim to overview different analyses for DNA, lipids, proteins, and carbohydrates. The relevance of STM imaging is exhibited as an opportunity to assist measurements and biomolecular identification in nanobiotechnology, nanomedicine, biosensing, and other cutting-edge applications. We believe STM research is still an entire science research ecosystem for joining several areas of expertise towards a goal settlement that has been elusive for many years.https://www.mdpi.com/2079-4991/12/17/3013scanning tunneling microscopynucleic acidscarbohydratesproteinslipids |
| spellingShingle | Andrés Rodríguez-Galván Flavio F. Contreras-Torres Scanning Tunneling Microscopy of Biological Structures: An Elusive Goal for Many Years Nanomaterials scanning tunneling microscopy nucleic acids carbohydrates proteins lipids |
| title | Scanning Tunneling Microscopy of Biological Structures: An Elusive Goal for Many Years |
| title_full | Scanning Tunneling Microscopy of Biological Structures: An Elusive Goal for Many Years |
| title_fullStr | Scanning Tunneling Microscopy of Biological Structures: An Elusive Goal for Many Years |
| title_full_unstemmed | Scanning Tunneling Microscopy of Biological Structures: An Elusive Goal for Many Years |
| title_short | Scanning Tunneling Microscopy of Biological Structures: An Elusive Goal for Many Years |
| title_sort | scanning tunneling microscopy of biological structures an elusive goal for many years |
| topic | scanning tunneling microscopy nucleic acids carbohydrates proteins lipids |
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