This review summarises state-of-the-art AFM experiments measuring surface tension in
various liquid systems with cylinder shaped AFM probes (nanoindenters). AFM has emerged …

Atomic force microscopy (AFM) is the only technique that allows label-free imaging of
nanoscale biomolecular dynamics, playing a crucial role in solving biological questions that …

Vertically ordered Si needles are of particular interest for long-term intracellular recording
owing to their capacity to infiltrate living cells with negligible damage and minimal toxicity …

Materials with engineered nano‐scale surface topographies, such as nanopillars,
nanoneedles, and nanowires, mimic natural structures like viral spike proteins, enabling …

This paper aims to develop a numerical methodology to investigate the penetration process
of nanoneedles into cells and the corresponding force and indentation length. The finite …

High speed atomic force microscopy (HS-AFM) is, in principle, capable of yielding
nanometer level detail about the surface of static structures. However, for highly dynamic …

Atomic force microscopy (AFM) is capable of nanoscale imaging but has so far only been
used on cell surfaces when applied to a living cell. Here, we describe a step-by-step …

The development of three-dimensional atomic force microscopy (3D-AFM) enabled the
direct visualization of 3D hydration structures at solid–liquid interfaces with subnanometer …

During cancer invasion and metastasis, the mechanical properties of the nucleus change
significantly, with reduced elasticity enhancing nuclear deformability to aid cell migration …

In view of the wide range of applications for ultra-sharp silicon (Si) nanocones, extensive
research has been conducted on their fabrication processes. However, these conventional …