Figure 1: AFM techniques to characterize and manipulate ... The technique has also been used to probe cell surface properties and to elucidate the molecular mechanisms of cell adhesion.

Knowing interaction forces between nanostructures and their substrates is important in nanomanufacturing, such as template-directed assembly. A new mechanical membrane-based AFM (atomic force ...

The NanoWizard ® 3 BioScience AFM is the only AFM system on the market that is designed for optimal use in liquid and comes with a vapor barrier, encapsulated piezos and a variety of dedicated ...

This review summarizes the recent advances in AFM study of living mammalian cells at the single-molecule and single-cell levels. Besides nanoscale imaging of cell membrane structure, AFM-based ...

The study is published in the journal Analytical Chemistry. Cells, which are surrounded by the cell membrane, are the basic building blocks of all living organisms. A nanoscale, microscopic ...