From: W. Trevor King Date: Fri, 14 Jun 2013 04:05:14 +0000 (-0400) Subject: root.bib: Add lee05 for EDC/linker background X-Git-Tag: v1.0~77 X-Git-Url: http://git.tremily.us/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=7902725e21ae0499025ebb5d4c092a2bfb023b88;p=thesis.git root.bib: Add lee05 for EDC/linker background --- diff --git a/src/apparatus/sample-preparation.tex b/src/apparatus/sample-preparation.tex index 56f8e06..06c9412 100644 --- a/src/apparatus/sample-preparation.tex +++ b/src/apparatus/sample-preparation.tex @@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ EGTA\citep{kellermayer03}, Ni-NTA\citep{schmidt02,itoh04,sakaki05,berkemeier11}, or silanized glass\citep{sundberg03,ma10}. Some groups have also functionalized the cantilever tips by coating them with molecules designed to bind to -the protein. Of these, a Ni-NTA coating is the most +the protein\citep{lee05}. Of these, a Ni-NTA coating is the most popular\citep{schmitt00}. % \nomenclature{EGTA}{Ethylene glycol tetraacetic acid} diff --git a/src/cantilever/theory.tex b/src/cantilever/theory.tex index 5bddcb1..09a38da 100644 --- a/src/cantilever/theory.tex +++ b/src/cantilever/theory.tex @@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ unfolding force, and for tensions $\sim 280\U{pN}$ is $\sim spring constants, so cantilever stiffness drives the effective spring constant for the first four domains, after which point I27 stiffness takes the lead. + \begin{figure} \begin{tikzpicture} % Inspired by Florian Hollandt's RNA codons @@ -73,6 +74,7 @@ takes the lead. \draw[doublebond] (Na) -- (Cc) -- (Nb); \draw (Nb) -- (Cd.center) -- (Ce.center) -- (Cf.center); \end{tikzpicture}% - \caption{EDC (TODO: full name) - \label{fig:EDC}} + \caption{1-Ethyl-3-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)carbodiimide (EDC), a + short, stiff linker which has been used to bind proteins to gold + surfaces\cite{lee05}.\label{fig:EDC}} \end{figure} diff --git a/src/root.bib b/src/root.bib index 7a65ef1..725ad70 100644 --- a/src/root.bib +++ b/src/root.bib @@ -673,6 +673,7 @@ @string{MMartin = "Martin, M. J."} @string{YMartin = "Martin, Y."} @string{HMassa = "Massa, H."} +@string{MIT = "Massachusetts Institute of Technology"} @string{GAMatei = "Matei, G.~A."} @string{DMaterassi = "Materassi, Donatello"} @string{JMathe = "Math\'e, J\'er\^ome"} @@ -7750,6 +7751,50 @@ the different driving forces in protein folding." } +@mastersthesis{ lee05, + author = SLee, + title = {Chemical Functionalization of AFM Cantilevers}, + school = MIT, + year = 2005, + month = sep, + url = {http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/34205}, + abstract = {Atomic force microscopy (AFM) has been a powerful + instrument that provides nanoscale imaging of surface features, + mainly of rigid metal or ceramic surfaces that can be insulators + as well as conductors. Since it has been demonstrated that AFM + could be used in aqueous environment such as in water or various + buffers from which physiological condition can be maintained, the + scope of the application of this imaging technique has been + expanded to soft biological materials. In addition, the main usage + of AFM has been to image the material and provide the shape of + surface, which has also been diversified to molecular-recognition + imaging - functional force imaging through force spectroscopy and + modification of AFM cantilevers. By immobilizing of certain + molecules at the end of AFM cantilever, specific molecules or + functionalities can be detected by the combination of intrinsic + feature of AFM and chemical modification technique of AFM + cantilever. The surface molecule that is complementary to the + molecule at the end of AFM probe can be investigated via + specificity of molecule-molecule interaction.(cont.) Thus, this + AFM cantilever chemistry, or chemical functionalization of AFM + cantilever for the purpose of chemomechanical surface + characterization, can be considered as an infinite source of + applications important to understanding biological materials and + material interactions. This thesis is mainly focused on three + parts: (1) AFM cantilever chemistry that introduces specific + protocols in details such as adsorption method, gold chemistry, + and silicon nitride cantilever modification; (2) validation of + cantilever chemistry such as X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy + (XPS), AFM blocking experiment, and fluorescence microscopy, + through which various AFM cantilever chemistry is verified; and + (3) application of cantilever chemistry, especially toward the + potential of force spectroscopy and the imaging of biological + material surfaces.}, + language = {eng}, + note = {Binding proteins to gold-coated cantilevers via EDC (among + other things in this thesis.}, +} + @article { walton08, author = EBWalton #" and "# SLee #" and "# KJVanVliet, title = "Extending {B}ell's model: How force transducer stiffness alters