Fast, high-resolution, non-destructive and quantitative characterization methods are needed
to develop materials with tailored properties at the nanoscale or to understand the …

Over the past several decades, atomic force microscopy (AFM) has advanced from a
technique used primarily for surface topography imaging to one capable of characterizing a …

Stiffness–load curves obtained in quantitative atomic force acoustic microscopy (AFAM)
measurements depend on both the elastic properties of the sample and the geometry of the …

Contact resonance force microscopy (CRFM) is an atomic force microscopy (AFM) method
that evolved from a curiosity about the detection of ultrasonic vibrations with an AFM …

PEGylation has been considered the gold standard method for the modification of various
drug delivery systems since the last century. However, the impact of PEGylation on the …

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

Contact resonance force microscopy (CR-FM) methods such as atomic force acoustic
microscopy show great promise as tools for nanoscale materials research. However …

In this multimethodological study, microstructural observations of fault rocks are combined
with micromechanical property analyses (contact resonance atomic force microscopy (CR …

Atomic force microscopy (AFM)-based indentation has been widely used to understand
mechanical properties in conjunction with surface topography and structure at the nano …

Atomic force acoustic microscopy (AFAM) was used to quantitatively determine material
indentation moduli by measuring local mechanical responses. A dual reference method has …