Measuring viscoelasticity of soft biological samples using atomic force microscopy

YM Efremov, T Okajima, A Raman - Soft matter, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Mechanical properties play important roles at different scales in biology. At the level of a
single cell, the mechanical properties mediate mechanosensing and mechanotransduction …

The emergence of multifrequency force microscopy

R Garcia, ET Herruzo - Nature nanotechnology, 2012 - nature.com
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 …

[BOOK][B] Scanning probe microscopy: the lab on a tip

E Meyer, HJ Hug, R Bennewitz - 2004 - Springer
Written by three leading experts in the field, this book describes and explains all essential
aspects of scanning probe microscopy. Emphasis is placed on the experimental design and …

Best practices and recommendations for accurate nanomechanical characterization of heterogeneous polymer systems with atomic force microscopy

DW Collinson, RJ Sheridan, MJ Palmeri… - Progress in Polymer …, 2021 - Elsevier
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 …

Big, deep, and smart data in scanning probe microscopy

SV Kalinin, E Strelcov, A Belianinov, S Somnath… - 2016 - ACS Publications
Scanning probe microscopy (SPM) techniques have opened the door to nanoscience and
nanotechnology by enabling imaging and manipulation of the structure and functionality of …

Band excitation in scanning probe microscopy: sines of change

S Jesse, SV Kalinin - Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, 2011 - iopscience.iop.org
In the three decades since scanning probe microscopy (SPM) methods have entered the
scientific arena, they have become one of the main tools of nanoscale science and …

Quartz crystal microbalance with dissipation monitoring for studying soft matter at interfaces

D Johannsmann, I Reviakine - Nature Reviews Methods Primers, 2024 - nature.com
Quartz crystal microbalance with dissipation monitoring (QCM-D) probes interfaces by
subjecting them to a periodic shear stress exerted by an acoustic resonator. The changes in …

Noninvasive protein structural flexibility map** by bimodal dynamic force microscopy

D Martínez-Martín, ET Herruzo, C Dietz… - Physical review …, 2011 - APS
Map** of the protein structural flexibility with sub-2-nm spatial resolution in liquid is
achieved by combining bimodal excitation and frequency modulation force microscopy. The …

Quantitative biomolecular imaging by dynamic nanomechanical map**

S Zhang, H Aslan, F Besenbacher… - Chemical Society Reviews, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
The ability to 'see'down to nanoscale has always been one of the most challenging
obstacles for researchers to address fundamental questions. For many years, researchers …

Nanomechanical coupling enables detection and imaging of 5 nm superparamagnetic particles in liquid

C Dietz, ET Herruzo, JR Lozano, R Garcia - Nanotechnology, 2011 - iopscience.iop.org
We demonstrate that a force microscope operated in a bimodal mode enables the imaging
and detection of superparamagnetic particles down to 5 nm. The bimodal method exploits …