Biosystems - Investigated by Scanning Probe Microscopy

Instrumentation and Methods.- Scanning ProbeMicroscopy in Biological Research.- Scanning Probes for the Life Sciences.- New AFM Developments to Study Elasticity and Adhesion at the Nanoscale.- Application of SPM and Related Techniques to the Mechanical Properties of Biotool Materials.- Direct Force Measurements of Receptor#x2013;Ligand Interactions on Living Cells.- Self-Sensing Cantilever Sensor for Bioscience.- Microfabricated Cantilever Array Sensors for (Bio-)Chemical Detection.- Nanomechanics and Microfluidics as a Tool for Unraveling Blood Clotting Disease.- Quantitative Nanomechanical Measurements in Biology.- Applications of Scanning Near-Field Optical Microscopy in Life Science.- Scanning Ion Conductance Microscopy.- Scanning Probe Lithography for Chemical, Biological and Engineering Applications.- Scanning Probe Microscopy: From Living Cells to the Subatomic Range.- AFM of Biomolecules.- Atomic Force Microscopy of DNA Structure and Interactions.- Nanostructuration and Nanoimaging of Biomolecules for Biosensors.- AFM of Biological Membranes, Cells and Tissue.- Imaging Chemical Groups and Molecular Recognition Sites on Live Cells Using AFM.- Single-Molecule Studies on Cells and Membranes Using the Atomic Force Microscope.- Atomic Force Microscopy: Interaction Forces Measured in Phospholipid Monolayers, Bilayers, and Cell Membranes.- Atomic Force Microscopy Studies of the Mechanical Properties of Living Cells.- Application of Atomic Force Microscopy to the Study of Expressed Molecules in or on a Single Living Cell.- Towards a Nanoscale View of Microbial Surfaces Using the Atomic Force Microscope.- Cellular Physiology of Epithelium and Endothelium.- Nanotribological Characterization of Human Hair and Skin Using Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM).- Evaluating Tribological Properties of Materials for Total Joint Replacements Using Scanning Probe Microscopy.- Atomic Force Microscopy in Nanomedicine.- Functional Bio(-inspired) Surfaces.- Lotus Effect: Roughness-Induced

Dr. Bharat Bhushan received an M.S. in mechanical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1971, an M.S. in mechanics and a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from the University of Colorado at Boulder in 1973 and 1976, respectively, an MBA from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute at Troy, NY in 1980, Doctor Technicae from the University of Trondheim at Trondheim, Norway in 1990, a Doctor of Technical Sciences from the Warsaw University of Technology at Warsaw, Poland in 1996, and Doctor Honoris Causa from the Metal-Polymer Research Institute of National Academy of Sciences at Gomel, Belarus in 2000. He is a registered professional engineer (mechanical) and presently an Ohio Eminent Scholar and The Howard D. Winbigler Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Graduate Research Faculty Advisor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, and the Director of the Nanotribology Laboratory for Information Storage & MEMS/NEMS (NLIM) at the Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio. He is an internationally recognized expert of tribology on the macro- to nanoscales, and is one of the most prolific authors in the field. He is considered by some a pioneer of the tribology and mechanics of magnetic storage devices and a leading researcher in the fields of nanotribology and nanomechanics using scanning probe microscopy and applications to micro/nanotechnology.

From the reviews:"This book is a compilation of 27 contributions representative of the scanning-probe microscopy techniques ... . The volume is organized in four topical parts. ... can be very useful in a laboratory to introduce students to their first steps in AFM, and to provide more experienced researchers with the state-of- the-art of AFM-based methodology presented by outstanding scientists." (Bruno Samorì and Francesco Valle, Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, Vol. 399, 2011)

From the reviews:"This book is a compilation of 27 contributions representative of the scanning-probe microscopy techniques ... . The volume is organized in four topical parts. ... can be very useful in a laboratory to introduce students to their first steps in AFM, and to provide more experienced researchers with the state-of- the-art of AFM-based methodology presented by outstanding scientists." (Bruno Samorì and Francesco Valle, Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, Vol. 399, 2011)