Functional expansion microscopy (IMAGE)

Forsyth Institute

Functional expansion microscopy

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Schematic illustration showing the 'tug-of-war' competition between expansion force and microbial adhesive force. The separation of individual bacterial cells from each other reflects the competition between the expansion force pulling them apart  and the adhesion force holding them together.

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Courtesy of Pu-Ting Dong, ADA Forsyth Institute.

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