The cat that caught the canary: what to do with single-molecule trapping.

Cohen, Adam E; Fields, Alexander P · ACS Nano · 2011

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

It has recently become possible to trap individual fluorescent biomolecules in aqueous solution by using real-time tracking and active feedback to suppress Brownian motion. We propose areas of investigation in which anti-Brownian electrokinetic (ABEL) trapping of single molecules is likely to lead to significant new insights into biomolecular dynamics.

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