Scanning Probe Microscopy of Soft Matter

PART I: Microscopy FundamentalsINTRODUCTIONSCANNING PROBE MICROSCOPY BASICSBasic Principles of Scanning Probe MicroscopyScanning Tunneling MicroscopyAdvent of Atomic Force MicroscopyOverview of InstrumentationProbes and Cantilevers in Scanning Probe MicroscopyModes of OperationAdvantages and LimitationsBASICS FOR ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY STUDIES OF SOFT MATTERPhysical Principles: Forces of InteractionImaging in Controlled EnvironmentArtifacts in AFM Imaging of Soft MaterialsSome Suggestions and Hints for Avoiding ArtifactsADVANCED IMAGING MODESSurface Force SpectroscopyFriction Force MicroscopyShear Modulation Force MicroscopyChemical Force MicroscopyPulsed-Force MicroscopyColloidal Probe MicroscopyScanning Thermal MicroscopyKelvin Probe and Electrostatic Force MicroscopyConductive Force MicroscopyMagnetic Force MicroscopyScanning Acoustic Force MicroscopyHigh-Speed Scanning Probe MicroscopyPART II: Probing Nanoscale Physical and Chemical PropertiesMECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF POLYMERS AND MACROMOLECULESElements of Contact Mechanics and Elastic ModulusProbing of Elastic Moduli for Different Materials: Selected ExamplesAdhesion MeasurementsVisoelasticity MeasurementsFrictionUnfolding of MacromoleculesPROBING OF MICROTHERMAL PROPERTIESIntroductionMeasurements of Glass TransitionMelting, Crystallization, and Liquid Crystalline Phase TransformationsThermal Expansion of MicrostructuresSurface Thermal ConductivityCHEMICAL AND ELECTRICAL PROPERTIESChemical InteractionsElectrochemical PropertiesWork Function and Surface PotentialConductivityMagnetic PropertiesSCANNING PROBE OPTICAL TECHNIQUESFundamental PrinciplesIntroduction to Scanning Near-Field Optical MicroscopyExamples of NSOM Studies of Polymers and Polymer BlendsMulticolor NSOM MeasurementsTip-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy and MicroscopyAFM Tip-Enhanced FluorescenceIntegrating AFM with Fluorescence Optical MicroscopyIntegrating AFM with Confocal Raman MicroscopyPART III: Scanning Probe Techniques for Various Soft

Dr. Vladimir Tsukruk is a Professor in the School of Materials Science and Engineering and holds a joint appointment with the School of Polymer, Textile, and Fiber Engineering. Before joining Georgia Tech in July 2006, he was a Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at Iowa State University, Ames. He also served as Chair and Professor of Materials Science and Engineering in the College of Engineering & Applied Sciences at Western Michigan University from 1996-1999.

Srikanth Singamaneni is currently a PhD student at Polymer Science and Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, GA. He obtained a Master of Science degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, in 2004. He completed his undergraduate studes and obtained a Bachelors of Technology in Electronics and Communication Engineering at Nagarjuna University, Bapatla, India in 2002.