Scanning probe microscopy

K Bian, C Gerber, AJ Heinrich, DJ Müller… - Nature Reviews …, 2021 - nature.com
Scanning probe microscopy (SPM), a key invention in nanoscience, has by now been
extended to a wide spectrum of basic and applied fields. Its application to basic science led …

High-speed atomic force microscopy for nano-visualization of dynamic biomolecular processes

T Ando, T Uchihashi, T Fukuma - Progress in Surface Science, 2008 - Elsevier
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 …

[BOOK][B] Atomic force microscopy for biologists

VJ Morris, AR Kirby, PA Gunning - 2009 - books.google.com
Atomic force microscopy (AFM) is part of a range of emerging microscopic methods for
biologists which offer the magnification range of both the light and electron microscope, but …

[HTML][HTML] Filming biomolecular processes by high-speed atomic force microscopy

T Ando, T Uchihashi, S Scheuring - Chemical reviews, 2014 - ACS Publications
In the history of science and technology, researchers have always undertaken endeavors to
enhance the degree of “directness of measurement”. With “directness of measurement”, we …

Water-induced correlation between single ions imaged at the solid–liquid interface

M Ricci, P Spijker, K Voïtchovsky - Nature communications, 2014 - nature.com
When immersed into water, most solids develop a surface charge, which is neutralized by an
accumulation of dissolved counterions at the interface. Although the density distribution of …

High-speed AFM and nano-visualization of biomolecular processes

T Ando, T Uchihashi, N Kodera, D Yamamoto… - … -European Journal of …, 2008 - Springer
Conventional atomic force microscopes (AFMs) take at least 30–60 s to capture an image,
while dynamic biomolecular processes occur on a millisecond timescale or less. To narrow …

Atomic and subnanometer resolution in ambient conditions by atomic force microscopy

Y Gan - Surface Science Reports, 2009 - Elsevier
This article reviews the achievements of both atomic resolution and subnanometer
(molecular) resolution in ambient conditions by atomic force microscopy (AFM). The …

Multifrequency AFM reveals lipid membrane mechanical properties and the effect of cholesterol in modulating viscoelasticity

Z Al-Rekabi, S Contera - Proceedings of the National …, 2018 - National Acad Sciences
The physical properties of lipid bilayers comprising the cell membrane occupy the current
spotlight of membrane biology. Their traditional representation as a passive 2D fluid has …

Effect of NaCl and KCl on phosphatidylcholine and phosphatidylethanolamine lipid membranes: insight from atomic-scale simulations for understanding salt-induced …

AA Gurtovenko, I Vattulainen - The Journal of Physical Chemistry …, 2008 - ACS Publications
To gain a better understanding of how monovalent salt under physiological conditions
affects plasma membranes, we have performed 200 ns atomic-scale molecular dynamics …

Direct map** of the solid–liquid adhesion energy with subnanometre resolution

K Voïtchovsky, JJ Kuna, SA Contera, E Tosatti… - Nature …, 2010 - nature.com
Solid–liquid interfaces play a fundamental role in surface electrochemistry, catalysis,
wetting, self-assembly and biomolecular functions. The interfacial energy determines many …