The atomic force microscope (AFM) is not only a tool to image the topography of solid
surfaces at high resolution. It can also be used to measure force-versus-distance curves …

Peak force infrared (PFIR) microscopy is an emerging atomic force microscopy (AFM)-based
infrared microscopy that bypasses Abbe's diffraction limit on spatial resolution. The PFIR …

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 …

Understanding the mechanical properties of polymers at the nanoscale is critical in
numerous emerging applications. While it has been widely shown that the glass transition …

Mechanical flexibility in single crystals of covalently bound materials is a fascinating and
poorly understood phenomenon. We present here the first example of a plastically flexible …

This paper is devoted to a comprehensive study of the photo-oxidation of polymeric
materials with the goal of correlating modifications of the polymer properties at the molecular …

The analysis of nanoindentation force curves collected on polymers through the common
Oliver and Pharr procedure does not lead to a correct evaluation of Young's modulus. In …

Viscoelasticity is a complex yet important phenomenon that drives material response at
different scales of time and space. Burgeoning interest in nanoscale dynamic material …

In this Feature Article, we discussed the experimental and modeling methods and analyzed
the limitations of the surface probing of nanomechanical properties of polymeric and …

AFM nanoindentations show a dependence of penetration, ie, the relative motion between
the sample and the tip (indenter), on material elastic properties when using the same load …