Atomic force microscopy (AFM) is a powerful, multifunctional imaging platform that allows
biological samples, from single molecules to living cells, to be visualized and manipulated …

The controlled transfer of organized monolayers of amphiphilic molecules from the air-water
interface to a solid substrate was the first molecular-scale technology for the creation of new …

Since its invention a few years ago, the atomic force microscope has become one of the
most widely used near-field microscopes. Surfaces of hard samples are imaged routinely …

The atomic force microscope (AFM) has a unique capability of allowing the high-resolution
imaging of biological samples on substratum surfaces in physiological solutions. Recent …

A technique for the production of supported phospholipid bilayers by adsorption and fusion
of small unilamellar vesicles to supported phospholipid monolayers on quartz is described …

Cellular membranes are complex structures and simplified analogues in the form of model
membranes or biomembranes are used as platforms to understand fundamental properties …

Langmuir-Blodgett (LB) films occupy a unique niche at the crossroads of materials science,
complex fluids, and biophysics. They have many similarities to inorganic epitaxial films due …

The current status and future prospects of non‐contact atomic force microscopy (nc‐AFM)
and Kelvin probe force microscopy (KPFM) for studying insulating surfaces and thin …

Different types of cells have been imaged with the atomic force microscope. The morphology
of the archaebacterium Halobacterium halobium in its dry state was revealed. On a leaf of …

To introduce this special issue of the Journal of Molecular Recognition dedicated to the
applications of atomic force microscopy (AFM) in life sciences, this paper presents a short …