Biological AFM Webinar: Virus Binding Sites
Join Bruker for a biological AFM webinar on Wednesday 8th March 2017 about high resolution imaging and nanomechanical mapping of virus binding sites to animal cells.
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High Resolution Imaging and Nanomechanical Mapping of Virus Binding Sites to Animal Cells
High-force sensitivity and high spatial resolution are important when quantifying and mapping the molecular interactions of biological samples.
Force-distance (FD) curve-based atomic force microscopy is a useful technique for simultaneously contouring the surface and mapping the biophysical properties of biological samples at the nanoscale.
The webinar will cover:
- How advanced FD-based technology and chemically functionalised tips can be used to study the localisation and interactions of chemical and biological sites on single native proteins and living cells at high resolution.
- Using atomic force and confocal microscopy to image the surface receptor landscape of cells.
- How to map virus binding events within the first millisecond of contact with the cell, at high resolution (<50 nm).
- Theoretical approaches to contouring the free-energy landscape of early binding events, between an engineered virus and cell surface receptors.
True correlation of AFM and optical data
Capabilities of FD-Based AFM
The key capabilities of this biochemically sensitive imaging technique are a powerful complement to other AFM modes for quantitative, high resolution bio-imaging.
- Quantitative mapping
- Resolution of a few nanometers
- True correlation with topography
Speakers
- Prof. Dr. David Alsteens – Head of NanoBioPhysics group at Université Catholique de Louvain, Belgium
- Dr. Andra Dumitru – Postdoctoral Fellow, David Alsteens’ group at Université Catholique de Louvain, Belgium
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BioScope Resolve
The Bruker BioScope Resolve is an AFM for biological applications, with unmatched features:
- Highest resolution imaging
- Most complete biomechanics capabilities
- Fastest scanning of any bioAFM available
It’s designed for integration with inverted optical light and confocal microscopes. Study a whole range of biological samples, from cells and tissues to molecular and protein structures. You can even combine AFM biomechanics data with real-time confocal and fluorescence microscopy.
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