Atomic manipulation by AFM

High-Resolution Imaging and Manipulation of Membrane Proteins by atomic force microscopy (AFM)

High-Resolution Imaging and Manipulation of Membrane Proteins by atomic force microscopy (AFM). Summary Membrane proteins are nanometric machines fulfilling defined functions in cell membranes. They work as transporters, linkers, adhesion molecules, channels, pumps, receptors, enzymes, and in the bio-energetic machineries, only naming a few tasks. In agreement with their importance, it was foun...

Characterization of InAs nanowires strained by AFM manipulation

Shear stress measurements on InAs nanowires by AFM manipulation.

Submitted for the MAR07 Meeting of The American Physical Society Shear stress measurements on InAs nanowires by AFM manipulation HAKAN PETTERSSON, Halmstad University, M. BORDAG, Leipzig University, A. RIBAYROL, G. CONANCHE, L.E. FRÖBERG, L. SAMUELSON, L. MONTELIUS, Lunds University — In this paper, we report on a novel approach to measure shear stress between elastic nanowires and a SiO2 surfa...

Nanoscale rippling on polymer surfaces induced by AFM manipulation

Nanoscale rippling induced by an atomic force microscope (AFM) tip can be observed after performing one or many scans over the same area on a range of materials, namely ionic salts, metals, and semiconductors. However, it is for the case of polymer films that this phenomenon has been widely explored and studied. Due to the possibility of varying and controlling various parameters, this phenomen...

Sub-Diffraction Nano Manipulation Using STED AFM

In the last two decades, nano manipulation has been recognized as a potential tool of scientific interest especially in nanotechnology and nano-robotics. Contemporary optical microscopy (super resolution) techniques have also reached the nanometer scale resolution to visualize this and hence a combination of super resolution aided nano manipulation ineluctably gives a new perspective to the sce...