Microcantilevers were first introduced as imaging probes in Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM)
due to their extremely high sensitivity in measuring surface forces. The versatility of these …

Atomic force microscopy (AFM) is a powerful tool to investigate interaction forces at the micro
and nanoscale. Cantilever stiffness, dimensions and geometry of the tip can be chosen …

The term optomechanical sensors describes devices based on coupling the optical and
mechanical sensing principles. The presence of a target analyte leads to a mechanical …

As nanoscale and molecular devices become reality, the ability to probe materials on these
scales is increasing in importance. To address this, we have developed a dynamic force …

The electrochemically induced motion of free-standing microcantilevers is attracting interest
as micro/nanoactuators and robotic devices. The development and implementation of these …

In this paper we quantitatively compare different electrostatic models, which describe the
interaction between the tip of an electrically biased atomic force microscopy cantilever and a …

We report measurements of slip length at smooth and rough hydrophilic silica surfaces,
using the hydrodynamic force measurement atomic force microscope (AFM). There has …

An innovative route to activate silicon microcantilevers (MCs) for label free molecular
recognition is presented. The method consists in coating the underivatized MCs with a …

As one of the simplest MEMS sensors, microcantilever can sense temperature faster and
more sensitively than traditional thermometers as its small size and low thermal mass. In this …

Soft nanotechnology requires new approaches and materials to efficiently convert chemical
energy into mechanical motion and vice versa. A number of key design parameters, such as …