Intrinsically disordered (ID) regions of proteins are recognized to be involved in biological
processes such as transcription, translation, and cellular signal transduction. Despite the …

This article reviews recent progress in Japan in the techniques and applications of dynamic
mode atomic force microscopy (AFM), specifically focusing on three topics:(1) mechanical …

The advent of atomic force microscopy (AFM) has provided a powerful tool for investigating
the behaviors of single native biological molecules under physiological conditions. AFM can …

Recent developments in atomic force microscopy (AFM) have been accomplished through
various technical and instrumental innovations, including high-resolution and recognition …

Agraduate student was recently heard lamenting,“I feel like my life is passing me by!” as he
waited for an atomic force microscope (AFM) image to form line-by-painstaking-line. In AFM …

Historically, microscopy has been a tool of primary importance to the cell biologist. The
scanning tunnelling microscope I started a revolution in microscopy that has led to the …

The atomic force microscope (AFM), a member of the scanning probe family of microscopes,
generates height maps of sample surfaces with subnanometer resolution. Importantly, AFM …

Use the force: Force–volume atomic force microscopy (AFM) can image native membrane
proteins and quantify and map their chemical and physical properties at molecular …

Over the past few years, atomic force microscopy (AFM) became a prominent tool to study
the mechanical properties of proteins and protein interactions on a single-molecule level …

Flat substrate surfaces are a key to successful imaging of biological macromolecules by
atomic force microscopy (AFM). Although usable substrate surfaces have been prepared for …