Two dynamic modes to streamline challenging atomic force microscopy measurements

• Alexei G. Temiryazev,
• Andrey V. Krayev and
• Marina P. Temiryazeva

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2021, 12, 1226–1236, doi:10.3762/bjnano.12.90

• formalized choice of the imaging parameters in these modes allows addressing a wide range of formerly challenging tasks – from scanning rough samples with high aspect ratio features to molecular resolution imaging. Keywords: atomic force microscopy; dissipation mode; scanning probe microscopy; vertical mode

• , in turn, limits the successful imaging of complex samples only to experienced researchers. In this article, we would like to draw the attention of AFM practitioners to two operating modes, the vertical mode [2] and the dissipation mode [3][4][5], which can greatly simplify and expand the

• does not track the height but only ensures that the probe does not get too close to the surface. Compared to the off-resonance dynamic modes, the main difference of the VM is that it is a resonance mode, which allows for a more gentle scanning in air than contact modes. Dissipation mode It is commonly

Mechanical properties of MDCK II cells exposed to gold nanorods

• Anna Pietuch,
• Bastian Rouven Brückner,
• David Schneider,
• Marco Tarantola,
• Christina Rosman,
• Carsten Sönnichsen and
• Andreas Janshoff

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2015, 6, 223–231, doi:10.3762/bjnano.6.21

• to shapes that can best be described as capped spheres with initial contact (wetting) angles around 0 = 60°. Quartz Crystal Microbalance Quartz crystal microbalance in dissipation mode (D-QCM) measurements were carried out as described before [14]. In brief, changes in resonance frequency and