Combining atomic force microscopy and ultrasonic methods allows near-field detection of
acoustic signals and thereby otherwise inaccessible nanoscale mechanical …

Materials with an artificial nanostructure such as nanocrystalline metals and ceramics or
matrix embedded nanowires or nanoparticles are advancing into application. Polymer …

The elastic vibrations of semiconductor cantilevers, which were excited with a frequency-
modulated laser, were studied theoretically and experimentally in this paper. The carrier …

By combining lateral contact stiffness and friction measurements versus load obtained by
modulated lateral force microscopy (MLFM), the shear strength dependence on contact …

In this article the dynamic mechanical characterization of PDMS and SU8 resin using
dynamic mechanical analysis, nanoindentation and the scanning microdeformation …

We describe a new calibration method for lateral contact stiffness using modulated lateral
force microscopy, a technique that offers some advantages with respect to the more classical …

The capability to accurately handle liquids in small volumes is a key point for the
development of lab-on-chip devices. In this paper, we investigate an application of surface …

The functionalization of lithium niobate surface has been successfully obtained by the
grafting of trichloro-organosilane derivatives thanks to liquid phase silanization or micro …

The rapid growth and significant progress of micro (opto) electromechanical systems (M (O)
EMS) require tools for the measurement of microstructure motions over a wide measurement …

To measure local elasticity by Atomic Force Acoustic Microscopy (AFAM), the sample placed
in a commercial AFM is insonified by ultrasonic waves or the cantilever is oscillated at …