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

Mechanical properties play important roles at different scales in biology. At the level of a
single cell, the mechanical properties mediate mechanosensing and mechanotransduction …

Successful tissue regeneration requires a scaffold with tailorable biodegradability, tissue-
like mechanical properties, structural similarity to extracellular matrix (ECM), relevant …

We report an improved synthesis of colloidal gold nanorods (NRs) by using aromatic
additives that reduce the concentration of hexadecyltrimethylammonium bromide surfactant …

Abstract Force-displacement (FZ) curves are the most commonly used Atomic Force
Microscopy (AFM) mode to measure the local, nanoscale elastic properties of soft materials …

Atomic force microscopy (AFM) is one of the microscopic techniques with the highest lateral
resolution. It can usually be applied in air or even in liquids, enabling the investigation of a …

The past two decades have seen atomic force microscopy (AFM) evolve from an
experimental technique to probe simple surface topography to one that can spatially map …

Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is almost universally fatal, in large part due to a
protective fibrotic barrier generated by tumor-associated stromal (TAS) cells. This barrier is …

While mechanical properties of the brain have been investigated thoroughly, the mechanical
properties of human brain tumors rarely have been directly quantified due to the …

As a complex mixture, the composition-structure-mechanics relationship of asphalt binders
is not well-understood. Thus, it is essential to understand the relationship between chemical …