Atomic force microscopy-based infrared spectroscopy (AFM-IR) is a rapidly emerging
technique that provides chemical analysis and compositional map** with spatial …

The increasing importance of studies on soft matter and their impact on new technologies,
including those associated with nanotechnology, has brought intermolecular and surface …

Recent interest in high-speed scanning probe microscopy for high-throughput applications
including video-rate atomic force microscopy and probe-based nanofabrication has sparked …

The development of ultrathin flat lenses has revolutionized the lens technologies and holds
great promise for miniaturizing the conventional lens system in integrated photonic …

Gastrointestinal mucus plays essential roles in modulating interactions between intestinal
lumen contents, including orally delivered drug carriers and the gut microbiome, and …

Layered assembly structures composed of nanomaterials, such as nanocrystals, have
attracted considerable attention as promising candidates for new functional devices whose …

In this Feature Article, we discussed the experimental and modeling methods and analyzed
the limitations of the surface probing of nanomechanical properties of polymeric and …

Investigating the theories or mechanisms responsible for wood adhesive bonding has been
an important aspect of wood science and technology research over the past century …

Stimuli responsive polymer coatings are a common motive for designing surfaces for cell
biological applications. In the present study, we have characterized temperature dependent …

Spurred by the invention of the tap**-mode atomic force microscopy three decades ago,
various micromechanical structures and systems that utilize parts with mechanical impact …