Fast, high-resolution, non-destructive and quantitative characterization methods are needed
to develop materials with tailored properties at the nanoscale or to understand the …

The atomic force microscope is a widely used surface scanning apparatus capable of
reconstructing at a nanometric scale resolution the 3D morphology of biological samples …

The capabilities of atomic force microscopy (AFM) have been rapidly expanding beyond
topographical imaging to now allow for the analysis of a wide range of properties of diverse …

Mechanobiology emerges at the crossroads of medicine, biology, biophysics and
engineering and describes how the responses of proteins, cells, tissues and organs to …

Atomic force microscopy (AFM) is a technique to image surfaces with unprecedented vertical
and lateral resolution. Many related techniques have been derived from AFM, taking …

Fast quantitative mapping of mechanical properties with nanoscale spatial resolution
represents one of the major goals of force microscopy. This goal becomes more challenging …

The increasing production of nano-devices and nano-composite materials has prompted the
development of new instruments to probe smaller and smaller volumes. Regarding …

High spatial resolution imaging of material properties is an important task for the continued
development of nanomaterials and studies of biological systems. Time-varying interaction …

Atomic force microscopy (AFM) has proven to be a valuable instrument to characterize
quantitatively the mechanical and morphological properties of soft materials. For medium …

Non-destructive, nanoscale characterization techniques are needed to understand both
synthetic and biological materials. The atomic force microscope uses a force-sensing …