Nanomechanical mapping of soft materials with the atomic force microscope: methods, theory and applications

R Garcia - Chemical Society Reviews, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Fast, high-resolution, non-destructive and quantitative characterization methods are needed
to develop materials with tailored properties at the nanoscale or to understand the …

Best practices and recommendations for accurate nanomechanical characterization of heterogeneous polymer systems with atomic force microscopy

DW Collinson, RJ Sheridan, MJ Palmeri… - Progress in Polymer …, 2021 - Elsevier
The past two decades have seen atomic force microscopy (AFM) evolve from an
experimental technique to probe simple surface topography to one that can spatially map …

Fast, high resolution, and wide modulus range nanomechanical mapping with bimodal tapping mode

M Kocun, A Labuda, W Meinhold, I Revenko… - ACS …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Tapping mode atomic force microscopy (AFM), also known as amplitude modulated (AM) or
AC mode, is a proven, reliable, and gentle imaging mode with widespread applications …

Fast, quantitative and high resolution mapping of viscoelastic properties with bimodal AFM

S Benaglia, CA Amo, R Garcia - Nanoscale, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Quantitative mapping of viscoelastic properties of soft matter with a nanoscale spatial
resolution is an active and relevant research topic in atomic force microscopy (AFM) and …

Multifrequency AFM reveals lipid membrane mechanical properties and the effect of cholesterol in modulating viscoelasticity

Z Al-Rekabi, S Contera - Proceedings of the National …, 2018 - National Acad Sciences
The physical properties of lipid bilayers comprising the cell membrane occupy the current
spotlight of membrane biology. Their traditional representation as a passive 2D fluid has …

Subsurface imaging of cell organelles by force microscopy

CR Guerrero, PD Garcia, R Garcia - ACS nano, 2019 - ACS Publications
The development of high-resolution, label-free, noninvasive, and subsurface microscopy
methods of living cells remains a formidable problem. Force-microscopy-based stiffness …

Fast and high-resolution mapping of elastic properties of biomolecules and polymers with bimodal AFM

S Benaglia, VG Gisbert, AP Perrino, CA Amo… - Nature protocols, 2018 - nature.com
Fast, high-resolution mapping of heterogeneous interfaces with a wide elastic modulus
range is a major goal of atomic force microscopy (AFM). This goal becomes more …

Direct evidence of interfacial crystallization preventing weld formation during fused filament fabrication of poly (ether ether ketone)

DW Collinson, N von Windheim, K Gall… - Additive Manufacturing, 2022 - Elsevier
Poly (ether ether ketone)(PEEK) is a high-performance, semicrystalline thermoplastic that
has attracted significant interest for material extrusion additive manufacturing techniques …

Determination of the viscoelastic properties of a single cell cultured on a rigid support by force microscopy

PD Garcia, R Garcia - Nanoscale, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Understanding the relationship between the mechanical properties of living cells and
physiology is a central issue in mechanobiology. Mechanical properties are used as …

Atomic force microscopy for nanoscale mechanical property characterization

G Stan, SW King - Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology B, 2020 - pubs.aip.org
Over the past several decades, atomic force microscopy (AFM) has advanced from a
technique used primarily for surface topography imaging to one capable of characterizing a …