[HTML][HTML] AFM for Nanomechanical Assessment of Polymer Overcoatings on Nanoparticle-Decorated Biomaterials

J Wood, D Palms, R Dabare, K Vasilev, R Bright - Nanomaterials, 2024 - mdpi.com
Nanoparticle adhesion to polymer and similar substrates may be prone to low nano-Newton
forces, disrupting the surface bonds and patterning, potentially reducing the functionality of …

Optical microscopy-based bridging method to quantify roughness-dependent adhesion of ZnS nanobelts on silicon substrates in air

N Akhtar, X Song, R Liu, M Asif, JL Mead, L Hou… - Applied Physics …, 2024 - pubs.aip.org
Precisely quantifying the adhesion energy of delicate nanobelts on rough substrates
remains challenging due to their disparate surface properties and nanoscale dimensions. To …