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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Sep 16.
Published in final edited form as: J Biomed Nanotechnol. 2005 Mar 1;1(1):3–17. doi: 10.1166/jbn.2005.004

Fig. 12.

Fig. 12

AFM images of neurites (~500 nm in diameter) containing a varicosity. (a) Deflection mode AFM image; imaging force, 12 nN. Artifact at neurite varicosity is due to delay in the feedback loop. The box in (b) indicates the area that was scanned at 72 nN after acquisition of (a) in order to remove a portion of the neurite. (b) Image of neurites after excision; imaging force, 12 nN.