Hybrid nanoscale patterning strategies combine the registration and addressability of
conventional lithographic techniques with the chemical and physical functionality enabled …

Atomic force microscopy (AFM) has been an effective material removing tool for fabricating
various nanostructures because of its sub‐nanometer precision and simplicity in operation …

Mechanical properties of materials strongly influence cell fate and functions. Focal
adhesions are involved in the extremely important processes of mechanosensing and …

Covering the key theories, tools, and techniques of this dynamic field, Handbook of
Nanophysics: Principles and Methods elucidates the general theoretical principles and …

A nanochannel depth prediction model for an atomic force microscopy (AFM)-based nano-
milling fabrication technique was developed and the relationship between the normal load …

Many optoelectronic devices and systems used in modern industry are becoming
progressively smaller and have reached the nanoscale domain. Nanofabrication is critical to …

The nanoscaled tip in an AFM (atomic force microscope) has become an effective scratching
tool for material removing in nanofabrication. In this article, the characteristics of using a …

Three distinct polyimide films were analyzed from the point of view of their morphology in
order to determine if their surface features can be adapted for applications where surface …

Atomic force microscopy (AFM) is well known for its ability for nanopatterning many different
materials. The patterning technique using an AFM tip as a scratch tool, known as scratch …

This work aims at understanding the influence of the substrate temperature (Ts) on the
viscoelastic properties of propanethiol plasma polymer films (PPFs). By means of state-of …