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

In this report we review the fundamentals, applications and future tendencies of dynamic
atomic force microscopy (AFM) methods. Our focus is on understanding why the changes …

PIEZO1 is a mechanosensitive channel that converts applied force into electrical signals.
Partial molecular structures show that PIEZO1 is a bowl-shaped trimer with extended arms …

Metal oxides play a very important role in many areas of chemistry, physics, and materials
science. 1-5 The metal elements are able to form a large diversity of oxide compounds. 6 …

Since their discovery more than a decade ago, carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have held
scientists and engineers in captive fascination, seated on the verge of enormous …

Written by three leading experts in the field, this book describes and explains all essential
aspects of scanning probe microscopy. Emphasis is placed on the experimental design and …

Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) in the tapping (intermittent contact) mode is a commonly
used tool to measure the thickness of graphene and few layer graphene (FLG) flakes on …

Hydration layers are ubiquitous in life and technology. Hence, interfacial aqueous layers
have a central role in a wide range of phenomena from materials science to molecular and …

The development of atomic force microscopy (AFM) has opened up a wide range of novel
opportunities in nanoscience and new modalities of observation in complex biological …

Atomic force microscopy (AFM) is one of the microscopic techniques with the highest lateral
resolution. It can usually be applied in air or even in liquids, enabling the investigation of a …