Scanning Probe Microscopy of Soft Matter: Fundamentals and Practices

✍ Scribed by Prof. Dr. Vladimir V. Tsukruk, Prof. Dr. Srikanth Singamaneni(auth.)

• Year: 2011
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 646
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Well-structured and adopting a pedagogical approach, this self-contained monograph covers the fundamentals of scanning probe microscopy,
showing how to use the techniques for investigating physical and chemical properties on the nanoscale and how they can be used for a wide
range of soft materials. It concludes with a section on the latest techniques in nanomanipulation and patterning.

This first book to focus on the applications is a must-have for both newcomers and established researchers using scanning probe microscopy
in soft matter research.

From the contents:

* Atomic Force Microscopy and Other Advanced Imaging Modes
* Probing of Mechanical, Thermal Chemical and Electrical Properties
* Amorphous, Poorly Ordered and Organized Polymeric Materials
* Langmuir-Blodgett and Layer-by-Layer Structures
* Multi-Component Polymer Systems and Fibers
* Colloids and Microcapsules
* Biomaterials and Biological Structures
* Nanolithography with Intrusive AFM Tipand Dip-Pen Nanolithography
* Microcantilever-Based SensorsContent:
Chapter 1 Introduction (pages 1–7):
Chapter 2 Scanning Probe Microscopy Basics (pages 9–33):
Chapter 3 Basics of Atomic Force Microscopy Studies of Soft Matter (pages 35–68):
Chapter 4 Advanced Imaging Modes (pages 69–98):
Chapter 5 Mechanical Properties of Polymers and Macromolecules (pages 99–151):
Chapter 6 Probing of Microthermal Properties (pages 153–174):
Chapter 7 Chemical and Electrical Properties (pages 175–198):
Chapter 8 Scanning Probe Optical Techniques (pages 199–222):
Chapter 9 Amorphous and Poorly Ordered Polymers (pages 223–256):
Chapter 10 Organized Polymeric Materials (pages 257–294):
Chapter 11 Highly Branched Macromolecules (pages 295–328):
Chapter 12 Multicomponent Polymer Systems and Fibers (pages 329–368):
Chapter 13 Engineered Surface and Interfacial Materials (pages 369–415):
Chapter 14 Langmuir–Blodgett and Layer?By?Layer Structures (pages 417–458):
Chapter 15 Colloids and Microcapsules (pages 459–491):
Chapter 16 Biomaterials and Biological Structures (pages 493–526):
Chapter 17 Scanning Probe Microscopy on Practical Devices (pages 527–549):
Chapter 18 Nanolithography with Intrusive AFM Tip (pages 551–575):
Chapter 19 Dip?Pen Nanolithography (pages 577–595):
Chapter 20 Microcantilever?Based Sensors (pages 597–621):