Atomic Force Microscopy in Liquid: Biological Applications

Wiley, 2012. — 375 p.About 40 % of current atomic force microscopy (AFM) research is performed in liquids, making liquid-based AFM a rapidly growing and important tool for the study of biological materials. This book focuses on the underlying principles and experimental aspects of AFM under liquid, with an easy-to-follow organization intended for new AFM scientists. The book also serves as an up-to-date review of new AFM techniques developed especially for biological samples. Aimed at physicists, materials scientists, biologists, analytical chemists, and medicinal chemists. An ideal reference book for libraries.Contents
General Atomic Force Microscopy
AFM: Basic Concepts
Carbon Nanotube Tips in Atomic Force Microscopy with
Applications to Imaging in Liquid
Force Spectroscopy
Atomic Force Microscopy in Liquid
Fundamentals of AFM Cantilever Dynamics in Liquid
Environments
Single-Molecule Force Spectroscopy
High-Speed AFM for Observing Dynamic Processes in Liquid
Integration of AFM with Optical Microscopy Techniques
Biological Applications
DNA and Protein-DNA Complexes
Single-Molecule Force Microscopy of Cellular Sensors
AFM-Based Single-Cell Force Spectroscopy
Nano-Surgical Manipulation of Living Cells with the AFM