Biosystems - Investigated by Scanning Probe Microscopy

From the reviews: "This book is a compilation of 27 contributions representative of the scanning-probe microscopy techniques ... . The volume is organized in four topical parts. ... can be very useful in a laboratory to introduce students to their first steps in AFM, and to provide more experienced researchers with the state-of- the-art of AFM-based methodology presented by outstanding scientists." (Bruno Samori and Francesco Valle, Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, Vol. 399, 2011)

• Instrumentation and Methods.- Scanning ProbeMicroscopy in Biological Research.- Scanning Probes for the Life Sciences.- New AFM Developments to Study Elasticity and Adhesion at the Nanoscale.- Application of SPM and Related Techniques to the Mechanical Properties of Biotool Materials.- Direct Force Measurements of Receptor#x2013;Ligand Interactions on Living Cells.- Self-Sensing Cantilever Sensor for Bioscience.- Microfabricated Cantilever Array Sensors for (Bio-)Chemical Detection.- Nanomechanics and Microfluidics as a Tool for Unraveling Blood Clotting Disease.- Quantitative Nanomechanical Measurements in Biology.- Applications of Scanning Near-Field Optical Microscopy in Life Science.- Scanning Ion Conductance Microscopy.- Scanning Probe Lithography for Chemical, Biological and Engineering Applications.- Scanning Probe Microscopy: From Living Cells to the Subatomic Range.- AFM of Biomolecules.- Atomic Force Microscopy of DNA Structure and Interactions.- Nanostructuration and Nanoimaging of Biomolecules for Biosensors.- AFM of Biological Membranes, Cells and Tissue.- Imaging Chemical Groups and Molecular Recognition Sites on Live Cells Using AFM.- Single-Molecule Studies on Cells and Membranes Using the Atomic Force Microscope.- Atomic Force Microscopy: Interaction Forces Measured in Phospholipid Monolayers, Bilayers, and Cell Membranes.- Atomic Force Microscopy Studies of the Mechanical Properties of Living Cells.- Application of Atomic Force Microscopy to the Study of Expressed Molecules in or on a Single Living Cell.- Towards a Nanoscale View of Microbial Surfaces Using the Atomic Force Microscope.- Cellular Physiology of Epithelium and Endothelium.- Nanotribological Characterization of Human Hair and Skin Using Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM).- Evaluating Tribological Properties of Materials for Total Joint Replacements Using Scanning Probe Microscopy.- Atomic Force Microscopy in Nanomedicine.- Functional Bio(-inspired) Surfaces.- Lotus Effect: Roughness-Induced Superhydrophobicity.- Gecko Feet: Natural Attachment Systems for Smart Adhesion#x2014;Mechanism, Modeling, and Development of Bio-Inspired Materials.