WANG Huabin1, 5 AN Hongjie2 YANG Haijun1, 5 WANG Peng1, et al. Single xanthan molecule preparation and atomic force microscopy observation[J]. Nuclear techniques, 2008, 31(12): 951-954.
WANG Huabin1, 5 AN Hongjie2 YANG Haijun1, 5 WANG Peng1, et al. Single xanthan molecule preparation and atomic force microscopy observation[J]. Nuclear techniques, 2008, 31(12): 951-954.DOI:
A newly developed sample preparation technique termed multi-step spin-coating method was used to prepare well-dispersed xanthan molecules on bare mica
3-aminopropyl triethoxysilane treated mica
nickel ion treated mica and highly oriented pyrolytic graphite
which are widely used as supporting surfaces in the atomic force microscopy (AFM) study. The substrate effects on conformation of single xanthan molecules were also investigated. We believe that this study is of great importance for the in-depth studies on xanthan molecules at the single-molecular level.