@inbook{b108daa1cf204cdda86f17d572e66dac,
title = "Approaches for determining DNA persistence length using atomic force microscopy",
abstract = "Atomic force microscopy (AFM) is widely used to image and study biological molecules. As an example, we have utilized AFM to investigate how the mechanical properties of DNA polymers depend on electrostatics and the strength of DNA base stacking by studying double-stranded DNA molecules incorporating several different neutral and charged base modifications. Here, we describe ten complementary approaches for determining DNA persistence length by AFM imaging. The combination of different approaches provides increased confidence and statistical reliability over existing methods utilizing only a single approach.",
keywords = "Atomic force microscopy, DNA mechanics, Persistence length, Thymidine analogs, Wormlike chain model",
author = "Peters, {Justin P.} and Maher, {L. James}",
note = "Funding Information: This work was supported by the Mayo Foundation, Mayo Edward C. Kendall Fellowship (JPP), and the National Institutes of Health (GM75965 to LJM). Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature 2018.",
year = "2018",
doi = "10.1007/978-1-4939-8675-0_13",
language = "English (US)",
series = "Methods in Molecular Biology",
publisher = "Humana Press Inc.",
pages = "211--256",
booktitle = "Methods in Molecular Biology",
}