Imaging beyond the surface region: Probing hidden materials via atomic force microscopy

A Farokh Payam, A Passian - Science Advances, 2023 - science.org
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 …

Scanning microwave microscopy for biological applications: Introducing the state of the art and inverted SMM

M Farina, JCM Hwang - IEEE Microwave Magazine, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Often, a student comes in excited by a revolutionary idea. When this happens, we invite the
student to check the literature carefully and, moreover, to extend the search way back, for …

On the wireless microwave sensing of bacterial membrane potential in microfluidic-actuated platforms

M Jofre, L Jofre, L Jofre-Roca - Sensors, 2021 - mdpi.com
The investigation of the electromagnetic properties of biological particles in microfluidic
platforms may enable microwave wireless monitoring and interaction with the functional …

Fast label‐free nanoscale composition mapping of eukaryotic cells via scanning dielectric force volume microscopy and machine learning

M Checa, R Millan‐Solsona, AG Mares… - Small …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Mapping the biochemical composition of eukaryotic cells without the use of exogenous
labels is a long‐sought objective in cell biology. Recently, it has been shown that …

Quantitative scanning microwave microscopy of the evolution of a live biological cell in a physiological buffer

X Jin, M Farina, X Wang, G Fabi… - IEEE Transactions …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This article reports the first quantitative characterization by scanning microwave microscopy
(SMM) of a live cell in its physiological buffer. The challenges for quantitative SMM of soft …

Multiplexed 16× 16 Li-ion cell measurements including internal resistance for quality inspection and classification

NAZ R-Smith, M Ragulskis, M Kasper… - IEEE Transactions …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Characterization and classification of lithium-ion batteries (LIB) are of high relevance for cell
and battery producers, especially with the rising demands on LIBs for electric vehicle …

[HTML][HTML] Inverted scanning microwave microscope for in vitro imaging and characterization of biological cells

M Farina, X Jin, G Fabi, E Pavoni, A Di Donato… - Applied Physics …, 2019 - pubs.aip.org
This paper presents an instrument called an inverted scanning microwave microscope
(iSMM), which is capable of performing noninvasive and label-free imaging and …

Near-field scanning microwave microscopy in the single photon regime

S Geaney, D Cox, T Hönigl-Decrinis… - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
The microwave properties of nano-scale structures are important in a wide variety of
applications in quantum technology. Here we describe a low-power cryogenic near-field …

Nanoscale mapping of the physical surface properties of human buccal cells and changes induced by saliva

EN Aybeke, S Ployon, M Brulé, B De Fonseca… - Langmuir, 2019 - ACS Publications
The mucosal pellicle, also called salivary pellicle, is a thin biological layer made of salivary
and epithelial constituents, lining oral mucosae. It contributes to their protection against …

[HTML][HTML] Terahertz nanoscopy: Advances, challenges, and the road ahead

X Guo, K Bertling, BC Donose, M Brünig… - Applied Physics …, 2024 - pubs.aip.org
Exploring nanoscale material properties through light-matter interactions is essential to
unveil new phenomena and manipulate materials at the atomic level, paving the way for …