00 preface_ Atomic Force Microscopy Investigations into Biology โ From Cell to Protein......Page 1
Part 1......Page 17
01_Atomic Force Spectroscopies:
A Toolbox for Probing the Biological Matter......Page 19
02_Artifacts in Atomic Force Microscopy of
Biological Samples......Page 45
03_Tapping Mode AFM Imaging for
Functionalized Surfaces......Page 71
Part 2......Page 101
04_AFM Measurements to Investigate
Particulates and Their Interactions with
Biological Macromolecules......Page 103
05_AFM Imaging of Biological Supramolecules by
a Molecular Imprinting-Based Immobilization
Process on a Photopolymer......Page 115
06_Protein Interactions on
Phospholipid Bilayer, Studied by
AFM Under Physiological Conditions......Page 139
07_Nanomechanics of Amyloid Materials
Studied by Atomic Force Microscopy......Page 169
Part 3......Page 191
08_Analyzing DNA Structure Quantitatively
at a Single-Molecule Level by
Atomic Force Microscopy......Page 193
09_Atomic Force Microscopy of Chromatin......Page 211
10_Artificial and Natural Membranes......Page 235
Part 4......Page 249
11_Atomic Force Microscopy in
Detection of Viruses......Page 251
12_Force Microscopy โ A Tool to Elucidate the
Relationship Between Nanomechanics and
Function in Viruses......Page 269
Part 5......Page 295
13_Single-Molecule Force Microscopy: A Potential
Tool for the Mapping of Polysaccharides in
Plant Cell Walls......Page 297
14_AFM and Cell Staining to Assess the In Vitro
Biocompatibility of Opaque Surfaces......Page 313
15_The Transversal Stiffness of Skeletal Muscle
Fibers and Cardiomyocytes in Control and
After Simulated Microgravity......Page 341