Macrophages drive key immune processes including inflammation, tissue repair, and tumorigenesis via distinct polarization ...

Atomic force microscopy (AFM) and infrared (IR) spectroscopy have emerged as complementary techniques that enable the precise characterisation of materials at the nanoscale. AFM provides ...

AFM is a scanning probe microscopic instrument that consists of a force-sensing microcantilever, a laser source, a piezoelectric scanner and a photodiode detector (Figure 1A). During AFM imaging, the ...

Atomic force microscopy (AFM) is a cornerstone technique for nanoscale manipulation, and has applications in nanoparticle assembly, biomolecule handling, semiconductor device manufacturing, etc.

New model extracts stiffness and fluidity from AFM data in minutes, enabling fast, accurate mechanical characterization of living cells at single-cell resolution. (Nanowerk Spotlight) Cells are not ...

Imagine tugging on a Chinese finger trap. The harder you pull, the tighter it grips. This counterintuitive behavior also ...

Researchers have invented an entirely new field of microscopy -- nuclear spin microscopy. The team can visualize magnetic signals of nuclear magnetic resonance with a microscope. Quantum sensors ...

Explore the latest advancements in nanotechnology with this curated eBook on Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM). This essential collection highlights innovative applications of AFM across materials ...

The rapid and cost-effective quantitative characterization of broad-sense shale oil reservoirs is highly challenging due to the complex lithology and strong heterogeneity of the strata. In this paper, ...

Researchers developed and validated a label-free, non-invasive method combining AFM with deep learning for accurate profiling ...