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By using nanotechnological methods, we can now poke around protein molecules, genes, membranes, cells and more. Observation of such entities through optical and electron microscopes tempt us to touch and manipulate them. It is now possible to do so, and scientists around the world have started pulling, pushing and cutting small structures at the base of life processes to understand the effect of our hand work.The book describes the physical properties of such life supporting structures from the molecular level with a special emphasis on their designs based on the mechanical strength an

Biomechanics. --- Nanostructures. --- Atomic force microscopy. --- AFM (Microscopy) --- Scanning probe microscopy --- Nanoscience --- Physics --- Biological mechanics --- Mechanical properties of biological structures --- Biophysics --- Mechanics --- Contractility (Biology)

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Atomic force microscopy. --- Biomolecules. --- Biology. --- Life sciences --- Life (Biology) --- Natural history --- Biological molecules --- Molecules --- Molecular biology --- AFM (Microscopy) --- Scanning probe microscopy

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The book addresses new achievements in AFM instruments – e.g. higher speed and higher resolution – and how AFM is being combined with other new methods like NSOM, STED, STORM, PALM, and Raman. This book explores the latest advances in atomic force microscopy and related techniques in molecular and cell biology. Atomic force microscopy (AFM) can be used to detect the superstructures of the cell membrane, cell morphology, cell skeletons and their mechanical properties. Opening up new fields of in-situ dynamic study for living cells, enzymatic reactions, fibril growth and biomedical research, these combined techniques will yield valuable new insights into molecule and cell biology. This book offers a valuable resource for students and researchers in the fields of biochemistry, cell research and chemistry etc.

Atomic force microscopy. --- AFM (Microscopy) --- Scanning probe microscopy --- Biochemistry. --- Biomedical engineering. --- Biochemistry, general. --- Biomedical Engineering/Biotechnology. --- Biological chemistry --- Chemical composition of organisms --- Organisms --- Physiological chemistry --- Biology --- Chemistry --- Medical sciences --- Clinical engineering --- Medical engineering --- Bioengineering --- Biophysics --- Engineering --- Medicine --- Composition

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This book explains the operating principles of atomic force microscopy and scanning tunneling microscopy. The aim of this book is to enable the reader to operate a scanning probe microscope successfully and understand the data obtained with the microscope. The chapters on the scanning probe techniques are complemented by the chapters on fundamentals and important technical aspects. This textbook is primarily aimed at graduate students from physics, materials science, chemistry, nanoscience and engineering, as well as researchers new to the field.

Materials Science. --- Nanotechnology. --- Nanotechnology and Microengineering. --- Condensed Matter Physics. --- Engineering. --- Ingénierie --- Nanotechnologie --- Atomic force microscopy. --- Scanning probe microscopy. --- Scanning tunneling microscopy. --- Engineering & Applied Sciences --- Chemical & Materials Engineering --- Technology - General --- Materials Science --- STM (Microscopy) --- AFM (Microscopy) --- Scanned probe microscopy --- Materials science. --- Condensed matter. --- Scanning probe microscopy --- Scanning electron microscopy --- Construction --- Industrial arts --- Technology --- Molecular technology --- Nanoscale technology --- High technology --- Condensed materials --- Condensed media --- Condensed phase --- Materials, Condensed --- Media, Condensed --- Phase, Condensed --- Liquids --- Matter --- Solids

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Making a clear distinction is made between nano- and micro-mechanical testing for physical reasons, this monograph describes the basics and applications of the supermicroscopies AFM and SNOM, and of the nanomechanical testing on rough and technical natural surfaces in the submicron range down to a lateral resolution of a few nm. New or improved instrumentation, new physical laws and unforeseen new applications in all branches of natural sciences (around physics, chemistry, mineralogy, materials science, biology and medicine) and nanotechnology are covered as well as the sources for pitfalls and errors. It outlines the handling of natural and technical samples in relation to those of flat standard samples and emphasizes new special features. Pitfalls and sources of errors are clearly demonstrated as well as their efficient remedy when going from molecularly flat to rough surfaces. The academic or industrial scientist learns how to apply the principles for tackling their scientific or manufacturing tasks that include roughness far away from standard samples.

Atomic force microscopy. --- Near-field microscopy. --- Near-field optical microscopy --- Near-field scanning microscopy --- Near-field scanning optical microscopy --- NSOM (Microscopy) --- Scanning near-field optical microscopy --- SNOM (Microscopy) --- Scanning probe microscopy --- AFM (Microscopy) --- Engineering. --- Chemistry, Physical organic. --- Nanotechnology. --- Nanotechnology and Microengineering. --- Science, Humanities and Social Sciences, multidisciplinary. --- Physical Chemistry. --- Optics, Lasers, Photonics, Optical Devices. --- Engineering, general. --- Chemistry, Physical organic --- Chemistry, Organic --- Chemistry, Physical and theoretical --- Construction --- Industrial arts --- Technology --- Molecular technology --- Nanoscale technology --- High technology --- Physical chemistry. --- Lasers. --- Photonics. --- Chemistry, Theoretical --- Physical chemistry --- Theoretical chemistry --- Chemistry --- New optics --- Optics --- Light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation --- Masers, Optical --- Optical masers --- Light amplifiers --- Light sources --- Optoelectronic devices --- Nonlinear optics --- Optical parametric oscillators