Abstract
Scanning near-field optical/atomic-force microscopy (SNOAM) provided us with simultaneous topographical and optical images of human chromosomes using a sharp and bent optical fiber as a near-field optical probe. Native chromosomes were spread out onto a coverslip using the surface-spreading whole-mount method. The SNOAM system does not need pretreatment of samples such as metal coating or chemical immobilization. Near-field topographic and fluorescence images provided useful information on native chromosome structure.
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