Recent advances in nanoscience and nanotechnology radically changed the way we
diagnose, treat, and prevent various diseases in all aspects of human life. Silver …

Advances in nanotechnology have opened up a new era of diagnosis, prevention and
treatment of diseases and traumatic injuries. Nanomaterials, including those with potential …

Atomic force microscopy is an amazing technique that allies a versatile methodology (that
allows measurement of samples in liquid, vacuum or air) to imaging with unprecedented …

In atomic force microscopy a cantilever with a sharp tip attached to it is scanned over the
surface of a sample, and information about the surface is extracted by measuring how the …

We present a procedure that allows a reliable determination of the elastic (Young's) modulus
of soft samples, including living cells, by atomic force microscopy (AFM). The standardized …

The attachment of single-celled organisms, namely bacteria and fungi, to abiotic surfaces is
of great interest to both the scientific and medical communities. This is because the …

The atomic force microscope (AFM) has a unique capability of allowing the high-resolution
imaging of biological samples on substratum surfaces in physiological solutions. Recent …

Due to unique chemical and physical properties, nanomaterials from the Graphene family
are being increasingly introduced in all fields of science. The specific roles they can occupy …

High-speed atomic force microscopy (HS-AFM) is now materialized. It allows direct
visualization of dynamic structural changes and dynamic processes of functioning biological …

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 …