Localized surface plasmon resonances (LSPRs) associated with metallic nanostructures
offer unique possibilities for light concentration beyond the diffraction limit, which can lead to …

This feature review provides an overview of the state-of the art and recent developments in
tip-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (TERS), in-depth information about the different …

A general introduction to surface and interfacial forces, perfectly combining theoretical
concepts, experimental techniques and practical applications. In this completely updated …

Collagen fibrils are the main constituent of the extracellular matrix surrounding eukaryotic
cells. Although the assembly and structure of collagen fibrils is well characterized, very little …

Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) has a great potential as a tool to characterize mechanical
and morphological properties of living cells; these properties have been shown to correlate …

Biomechanical regulation of tumor phenotypes have been noted for several decades, yet the
function of mechanics in the co-evolution of the tumor epithelium and altered cancer …

In this article, a review of a series of applications of atomic force microscopy (AFM) and
fluidic Atomic Force Microscopy (fluidic AFM, hereafter fluidFM) in single‐cell studies is …

Adhesion forces between tungsten spherical microparticles and tungsten substrates with
different roughnesses have been measured using the Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) …

While the mechanotransduction-induced fate of adult neural stem/progenitor cells (NPCs) is
relatively known, how substrate stiffness regulates the temporal evolution of the …

This is a comprehensive review of the combination of scanning probe microscopy (SPM)
with various optical spectroscopies, with a particular focus on Raman spectroscopy. Efforts …