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Application reports
Nanoimaging for microbiology download 2.9 MB
Imaging organic compound assemblies. Oligomers, polymers and alkane derivatives in scanning force microscopy. download 4.4 MB
Imaging quantum dots on the surface of cells download 1.4 MB
High resolution imaging with the NanoWizard® BioAFM download 2.2 MB
A new perspective on cell-cell adhesion download 251 kB
Temperature control for polymer crystallization studies download 5.1 MB
Multidimensional microscopy on living cells download 2.3 MB
Barnacle cement nanostructure imaged under physiological conditions download 542 kB
Combining fluorescence and atomic force microscopy (AFM) to image individual microtubules in vitro download 2.2 MB
Collagen: levels of structure and alignment download 2.5 MB
Lipid rafts: phase separation in lipid bilayers studied with AFM download 1.0 MB
Structural investigation of single bio-molecules download 733 kB
Combined fluorescence and AFM imaging of cells download 2.7 MB
Introduction to cell imaging using atomic force microscopy download 550 kB
Anti-attachment mechanisms help carnivorous plants to survive: Nepenthes singalana download 1.2 MB
Tracking cell's footprints: Modern microscopy methods visualize bio-nanotubes download 1.1 MB
Application of nanoporous alumina surfaces as substrates for pore suspended lipid membranes download 1 M B
Exploring novel polyelectrolyte capsules with atomic force microscopy download 756 kB
Technical reports
Bringing optics into the nanoscale – a double-scanner AFM brings
advanced optical experiments within reach		 download 610 kB
Combining Atomic Force Microscopy and Laser Scanning Confocal Microscopy download 579 kB
Working with the Biomaterial workstation BioMAT™ download 557 kB
True integration of optical and atomic force microscopy download 624 k B
NanoManipulation with NanoWizard® -Technology download 3.8 MB
Using the CellHesion® module - a practical guide download 564 kB
Attaching microspheres to cantilevers using the NanoWizard® Life Science stage and AFM head download 437 kB
A practical guide to AFM force spectroscopy and data analysis download 726 kB
True Zoom Functionality in SPM with Hardware Linearization download 1.2 MB

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