Motion of a cell wall polysaccharide observed by atomic force microscopy

A. Patrick Gunning; Alan R. Mackie; Andrew R. Kirby; Paul Kroon; Gary Williamson; Victor J. Morris

doi:10.1021/ma000331w

Motion of a cell wall polysaccharide observed by atomic force microscopy

A. Patrick Gunning, Alan R. Mackie, Andrew R. Kirby, Paul Kroon, Gary Williamson, Victor J. Morris

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A water-soluble wheat pentosan polysaccharide has been observed in motion by atomic force microscopy (AFM). The motion occurred under aqueous buffer solution and has been attributed to the desorption and readsorption of segments of the molecule from the mica substrate on to which it had been physisorbed. The three classically described states postulated to be involved in polymer adsorption/desorption, namely loops, trains and tails were confirmed by direct observation. These observations validate long held, but largely untested, beliefs about the nature of the adsorption/desorption of polymer chains to surfaces.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	5680-5685
Number of pages	6
Journal	Macromolecules
Volume	33
Issue number	15
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1021/ma000331w
Publication status	Published - 25 Jul 2000
Externally published	Yes

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