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 …

In atomic force microscopy a cantilever with a sharp tip attached to it is scanned over the
surface of a sample, and information about the surface is extracted by measuring how the …

Probing material properties at surfaces down to the single-particle scale of atoms and
molecules has been achieved, but high-resolution subsurface imaging remains a …

High-speed atomic force microscopy (HS-AFM) is now materialized. It allows direct
visualization of dynamic structural changes and dynamic processes of functioning biological …

Over the past decade, nanoparticles (NPs) have been increasingly developed in various
biomedical applications such as cell tracking, biosensing, contrast imaging, targeted drug …

The nanomechanical properties of living cells, such as their surface elastic response and
adhesion, have important roles in cellular processes such as morphogenesis, mechano …

Over the past 30 years, atomic force microscopy (AFM) has played an important role in
elucidating the structure and properties of polymer surfaces. AFM-based techniques have …

A method that combines high spatial resolution, quantitative and non-destructive mapping of
surfaces and interfaces is a long standing goal in nanoscale microscopy. The method would …

The ability to evaluate structural–functional relationships in real time has allowed scanning
probe microscopy (SPM) to assume a prominent role in post genomic biological research. In …

The achievement of nanomaterials able to release therapeutic agents in a controlled fashion
is a major challenge in the burgeoning field of nanomedicine. Light represents the most …