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Abstract
Force probes such as AFM tips or laser trap latex beads have a dielectric constant much less than that of the water that they displace. Thus when a probe approaches a charged surface under water it will be repelled simply based upon the image forces, and these can be of nN magnitude.Entities:
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Year: 2006 PMID: 16714346 PMCID: PMC1483095 DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.106.084434
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Biophys J ISSN: 0006-3495 Impact factor: 4.033