Selected scientific papers - Atomic Force Microscopy

Polymers, nanosciences, chemistry

• Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. (2010) A. Meyer, K. C. Yen, S.-H. Li, S. Förster, E. M. Woo, "Atomic-force and optical microscopy investigations on thin-film morphology of spherulites in melt-crystallized poly(ethylene adipate)"
• Soft Matter 4: 277-285 (2008) M. Schiek, F. Balzer, K. Al-Shamery, A. Lutzenc, H.-G. Rubahn, "Light-emitting organic nanoaggregates from functionalized p-quaterphenylenes"
• J. Chem. Phys. 128, 084709 (2008) L. Kankate, F. Balzer, H. Niehus, H.-G. Rubahn, "From clusters to fibers: Parameters for discontinuous para-hexaphenylene thin film growth"
• J. Am. Chem. Soc., 130 (11): 3664 -3668 (2008) S.W. Schmidt, M.K. Beyer, H. Clausen-Schaumann, "Dynamic strength of the silicon-carbon bond observed over three decades of force-loading rates"
• J. Power Sources, 177 (1): 50-55 (2008) L. Zhou, Y.F. Cheng, M. Amrein, "Fabrication by electrolytic deposition of platinum black electrocatalyst for oxidation of ammonia in alkaline solution"
• Diamond & Related Materials 17: 66-71 (2008) W.-Y. Lee, H. Lin, L. Gu, K.-C. Leou, C.-H. Tsai, "CVD catalytic growth of single-walled carbon nanotubes with a selective diameter distribution"
• Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 9: 2406 - 2412 (2007) M. Valtiner, S. Borodin, G. Grundmeier, "Preparation and characterisation of hydroxide stabilised ZnO(0001)-Zn-OH surfaces"
• Nanotechnology 17: 984-991 (2006) F. Balzer, L. Kankate, H. Niehus, R. Frese, C. Maibohm, H.-G. Rubahn "Tailoring the growth of p-6P nanofibres using ultrathin Au layers: an organic-metal-dielectric model system"
• Proc. SPIE 6117: 20-27 (2006) F. Balzer, L. Kankate, H. Niehus, H.-G. Rubahn, "Tailoring of organic nanofiber growth for a new type of waveguides"
• J. Am. Chem. Soc. 128 (43): 14135-14141 (2006) J.J. Davis, C.B. Bagshaw, K.L. Busuttil, Y. Hanyu, K.S. Coleman, "Spatially controlled Suzuki and Heck catalytic molecular coupling"
• Proc. SPIE 5925:31-38 (2005) F. Balzer, L. Kankate, H. Niehus, H.-G. Rubahn, "Epitaxy vs. dipole assisted growth for organic oligomer nanoaggregates"
• J. Am. Chem. Soc. 127: 13082-13083 (2005) J.J. Davis, K.S. Coleman, K.L. Busuttil, C.B. Bagshaw, "Spatially resolved Suzuki coupling reaction initiated and controlled using a catalytic AFM probe"

Single molecules, protein, lipids

• Int. J. Biochem. Cell Biol. 43 (5): 721-731 (2011) St. Niland, C. Westerhausen, St. W. Schneider, B. Eckes, M. F. Schneider, J. A. Eble, "Biofunctionalization of a generic collagenous triple helix with the α2β1 integrin binding site allows molecular force measurements"
• Anal. Chem. 83 (5): 1500–1503 (2011) I.H. Kim, M. N. Lee, S.H. Ryu, J. W. Park, "Nanoscale Mapping and Affinity Constant Measurement of Signal-Transducing Proteins by Atomic Force Microscopy"
• Soft Matter 6: 3979-3984 (2010) D. Kim, N.-K. Chung, J. S. Kim, J. W. Park, "Immobilizing a single DNA molecule at the apex of AFM tips through picking and ligation"
• Anal. Chem. 81 (9): 3276-3284 (2009) I.H. Kim, H.Y.Lee, H.D. Lee, Y.J.Jung, S.J.B.Tendler, P.M. Williams, St. Allen, S.H.Ryu, J.W. Park, "Interactions between Signal-Transducing proteins measured by Atomic Force Microscopy"
• Nucl. Acids Res. 37 (2): e10. (2009) Y. J. Jung, Y. S. Park, K.-J. Yoon, Y.-Y. Kong, J. W. Park, H. G. Nam, "Molecular-level imaging of Pax6 mRNA distribution in mouse embryonic neocortex by molecular interaction force microscopy"
• J. Mol. Biol. 376: 932-937 (2008) E. Canetta, S.H. Kim, N.O. Kalinina, J. Shaw, A.K. Adya, T. Gillespie, J.W.S. Brown, M. Taliansky "A plant virus movement protein forms ringlike complexes with the major nucleolar protein, fibrillarin, in vitro"
• Biophys. J. 93: 674-683 (2007) Z. Leonenko, S. Gill, S. Baoukina, L. Monticelli, J. Doehner, L. Gunasekara, F. Felderer, M. Rodenstein, L.M. Eng, M. Amrein, "An elevated level of cholesterol impairs self-assembly of pulmonary surfactant into a functional film"
• Thrombosis and Haemostasis 97: 514-526 (2007) A. Barg, R. Ossig, T. Goerge, M. F. Schneider, H. Schiller, H. Oberleithner, S. W. Schneider, "Soluble plasma-derived von-Willebrand-factor assembles to a haemostatically active filamentous network"
• Langmuir 23(14):7659-7665 (2007) S. Chiantia, N. Kahya and P. Schwille, "Raft domain reorganization driven by short- and long-chain ceramide: a combined AFM and FCS study"
• Langmuir 23: 8135-8141 (2007) M.H. Jensen, E.J. Morris, A.C. Simonsen, "Domain shapes, coarsening, and random patterns in ternary membranes",
• Biophys. J. 90: 4500-4508 (2006) S. Chiantia, N. Kahya, J. Ries, P. Schwille, "Effects of ceramide on liquid-ordered domains investigated by simultaneous AFM and FCS",
• ChemPhysChem 7: 2409-2418 (2006) S. Chiantia, N. Kahya, J. Ries, P. Schwille "Combined AFM and two-focus SFCS study of raft-exhibiting model membranes"
• ChemBioChem 7: 106-115 (2006) K. Kastl, M. Menke, E. L üthgens, S. Faiß, V. Gerke, A. Janshoff, C. Steinem, "Partially reversible adsorption of annexin A1 on POPC/POPS bilayers investigated by QCM measurements, SFM, and DMC simulations"
• Langmuir 22 (18): 7454-7457 (2006) B. Windschiegl, C. Steinem, "Influence of alpha-hydroxylation of glycolipids on domain formation in lipid monolayers"
• Ultramicroscopy 106: 687-694 (2006) Z. Leonenko, E. Finot, V. Vassiliev, M. Amrein, "Effect of cholesterol on the physical properties of pulmonary surfactant films: Atomic force measurements study"
• Langmuir 22: 10135-10139 (2006) Z. Leonenko, M. Rodenstein, J. Döhner, L.M. Eng, M. Amrein, "The electrical surface potential of pulmonary surfactant"
• Langmuir 21 (14): 6317-6323 (2005) S. Chiantia, N. Kahya, P. Schwille, "Dehydration damage of domain-exhibiting supported bilayers: an AFM study on the protective effects of disaccharides and other stabilizing substances"
• Biochemistry 44 (46): 15296-15303 (2005) M. Menke, V. Gerke, C. Steinem "Phosphatidylserine membrane domain clustering induced by annexin A2/S100A10 heterotetramer"
• ChemBioChem 5: 1003-1006 (2004) M. Menke, M. Ross, V. Gerke, C. Steinem, "The molecular arrangement of membrane-bound annexin A2-S100A10 tetramer as revealed by scanning force microscopy"

Cancer research

• Biochem.Biophys. Research Commun. 402 (2): 361-366 (2010) D. Docheva, D. Padula, M. Schieker, H. Clausen-Schaumann, "Effect of Collagen I and fibronectin on the adhesion, elasticity and cytoskeletal organization of prostate cancer cells"

Cell imaging and interactions, invited review

• Pflugers Arch - Eur J Physiol 456:29-49 (2008) T. Ludwig, R. Kirmse, K. Poole, U.S. Schwarz, "Probing cellular microenvironments and tissue remodeling by atomic force microscopy "

Cells and cell structures

• Methods in Molecular Biology, Volume 736, Chapter 7: 97-107 (2011) C.M. Franz, D.J. Muller, "Studying Collagen Self-Assembly by Time-Lapse High-Resolution Atomic Force Microscopy", Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2011
• European Cells Mat. 19: 228-241 (2010) D. Docheva, D. Padula, C. Popov, P. Weishaupt, M. Prägert, N. Miosge, R. Hickel, H. Clausen-Schaumann, M. Schieker, "Establishment of immortalized periodontal ligament progenitor cell line and its behavioural analysis on smooth and rough titanium surfaces"
• PLoS Genetics 6: e1000874 (2010) A. Rajab, V. Straub, L. J. McCann, D. Seelow, R. Varon, R. Barresi, A. Schulze, B. Lucke, S. Luetzkendorf, M. Karbasiyan, S. Bachmann, S. Spuler, M. Schuelke "Fatal cardiac arrhythmia and long-QT syndrome in a new form of congenital generalized lipodystrophy with muscle rippling (CGL4) due to PTRF-CAVIN mutations"
• IEEE Trans. Nanobioscience 8: 161-168 (2009) M. Messa, C. Canale, E. Marconi, R. Cingolani, M. Salerno, F. Benefati "Growth cone 3-D morphology is modified by distinct micropatterned adhesion substrates"
• Pflugers Arch - Eur J Physiol 456:83-93 (2008) S. Wegmann, M. Miesbauer, K.F. Winklhofer, J. Tatzelt, D.J. Müller, "Observing fibrillar assemblies on scrapie-infected cells"
• J. Mol. Biol. 372(3): 594-607(2007) J. Friedrichs, A. Taubenberger, C.M. Franz, D.J. Müller, "Cellular remodelling of individual collagen fibrils visualized by time-lapse AFM"
• Exp. Dermatol. 16: 1007-1015 (2007) A. Reich, B. Lehmann, M. Meurer, D.J. Müller, "Structural alterations provoked by narrow-band ultraviolet B in immortalized keratinocytes: assessment by atomic force microscopy"
• Jap. J. App. Phys. 45 (3B): 2341-2344 (2006) J.M. Burns, A. Cuschieri, P.A. Campbell "Optimisation of fixation period on biological cells via time-lapse elasticity mapping"
• Exp. Dermatol. 15: 387-391 (2006) C. Gorzelanny, T. Görge, E.-M. Schnäker, K. Thomas, T.A. Luger, S.W. Schneider, "Atomic force microscopy as an innovative tool for nanoanalysis of native stratum corneum"
• J. Cell Sci. 118: 5315-5323 (2005) C.M. Franz, D.J. Müller "Analyzing focal adhesion structure by atomic force microscopy"
• FEBS Letters 579: 2001-2008 (2005) A. Sharma, K.I. Anderson, D.J. Müller, "Actin microridges characterized by laser scanning confocal and atomic force microscopy"
• J. Mol. Biol. 349: 380-386 (2005) K. Poole, K. Khairy, J. Friedrichs, C. Franz, D.A. Cisneros, J. Howard, D. Mueller, "Molecular-scale topographic cues induce the orientation and directional movement of fibroblasts on two-dimensional collagen surfaces"
• Nature Physics 1, 107 - 110 (2005) P. Prentice, A. Cuschieri, K. Dholakia, M. Prausnitz, P. Campbell, "Membrane disruption by optically controlled microbubble cavitation"
• FEBS Letters 565: 53-58 (2004) K. Poole, D. Meder, K. Simons, D. Müller, "The effect of raft lipid depletion on microvilli formation in MDCK cells, visualized by atomic force microscopy"

Chromosome manipulation

• Nanotechnology 17: 1391-1396 (2006) K. Tsukamoto, S. Kuwazaki, K. Yamamoto, T. Ohtani, S. Sugiyama, "Dissection and high-yield recovery of nanometre-scale chromosome fragments using an atomic-force microscope"
• Jap. J. Appl. Phys. 45: 2305-2309 (2006) S. Sugiyama, T. Yoshino, K. Tsukamoto, M. Sasou, S. Kuwazaki, H. Takahashi, Y. Suetsugu, J. Narukawa, K. Yamamoto, T. Ohtani, "Application of scanning probe microscopy to genetic analysis"
• Jap. J. Appl. Phys. 45, 2337-2340 (2006) K. Tsukamoto, S. Kuwazaki, K. Yamamoto, M. Shichiri, T. Yoshino, T. Ohtani, S. Sugiyama, "Nanometer-scale dissection of chromosomes by atomic force microscopy combined with heat-denaturing treatment"

Force spectroscopy / molecular interactions

• J. Biol. Chem. jbc.M111.251322 (2011) Ch. Horejs, R. Ristl, R. Tscheliessing, U. Sleytr, D. Pum, " Single-molecule force spectroscopy reveals the individual mechanical unfolding pathways of a surface layer protein"
• J. Mol. Biol. 375 (5): 1258-1266 (2008) A. Kedrov, M. Appel, H. Baumann, C. Ziegler, D.J. Müller, " Examining the dynamic energy landscape of an antiporter upon inhibitor binding"
• Biophys. J. 93: 103-112 (2007) A.J. García-Sáez, S. Chiantia, J. Salgado, P. Schwille, "Pore formation by a Bax-derived peptide: effect on the line tension of the membrane probed by AFM"
• J. Biol. Chem. 282: 33537 (2007) A.J. García-Sáez, S. Chiantia, P. Schwille, "Effect of line tension on the lateral organization of lipid membranes"
• J. Am. Chem. Soc. 129 (30): 9349-9355 (2007) Y.J. Jung, B.J. Hong, W. Zhang, S.J.B. Tendler, P.M. Williams, S. Allen and J.W. Park, "Dendron arrays for the force-based detection of DNA hybridization events"
• J. Mol. Recognit. 20: 554-560 (2007) E.Thormann, A.C Simonsen, L.K. Nielsen, O.G. Mouritsen, "Ligand-receptor interactions and membrane structure investigated by AFM and time-resolved fluorescence microscopy"
• Biochemistry 46: 12231-12237 (2007) E. Thormann, J.K. Dreyer, A.C. Simonsen, P.L. Hansen, S. Hansen, U. Holmskov, O.G. Mouritsen, "Dynamic strength of the interaction between lung surfactant protein D (SP-D) and saccharide ligands"
• J. Mol. Biol. 362: 925-932 (2006) A. Kedrov, C. Ziegler, D.J. Müller "Differentiating ligand and inhibitor interactions of a single antiporter"

Pharmacology/Drug delivery/nanoparticles

• Nanotechnology 19: 075301 (2008) T.M. Blättler, A. Binkert, M. Zimmermann, M. Textor, J. Vörös, E. Reimhult, "From particle self-assembly to functionalized sub-micron protein patterns"
• Journal of Membrane Science 309: 165-174 (2008) Y. Chang, Y.J. Shih, R.C. Ruaan, A. Higuchi, W.Y. Chen, J.Y. Lai, "Preparation of poly(vinylidene fluoride) microfiltration membrane with uniform surface-copolymerized poly(ethylene glycol) methacrylate and improvement of blood compatibility"
• J. Biotech. 130: 247-252 (2007) V. Saravia, S. Kupcu, M. Nolte, C. Huber, D. Pum, A. Fery, U.B. Sleytr, J.L. Toca-Herrera, "Bacterial protein patterning by micro-contact printing of PLL-g-PEG"
• Nanotechnology 18: 325102 (2007) K.-K. Liu, C.-L. Cheng, C.-C. Chang, J.-I Chao, "Biocompatible and detectable carboxylated nanodiamond on human cell"
• Nanotechnology 18: 115710(10pp) (2007) L. Kaufner, R. Cartier, R. Wüstneck, I. Fichtner, S. Pietschmann, H. Bruhn, D. Schütt, A.F. Thünemann, U. Pison, "Poly(ethylene oxide)-block-poly(glutamic acid) coated maghemite nanoparticles: in vitro characterization and in vivo behaviour"
• J.Microencapsulation 23: 567-581 (2006) N. Altinbas, C. Fehmer, A. Terheiden, A. Shukla, H. Rehage, C. Mayer, "Alkylcyanoacrylate nanocapsules prepared from mini-emulsions - a comparison with the conventional approach"
• Biomacromolecules 7: 3428-38 (2006) M. Neu, J. Sitterberg, U. Bakowsky, T. Kissel, "Stabilized nanocarriers for plasmids based upon cross-linked poly(ethylene imine)"
• Pharmaceutical Research 23 (1): 184-195 (2006) S. Hariharan, V. Bhardwaj, I. Bala, J. Sitterberg, U. Bakowsky, M.N.V. Ravi Kumar "Design of estradiol loaded PLGA nanoparticulate formulations: a potential oral delivery system for hormone therapy"
• Biomacromolecules 7: 215-223 (2006) R.Y. Kannan, H.J. Salacinski, J. De Groot, I. Clatworthy, L. Bozec, M. Horton, P.E. Butler, A.M. Seifalian, "The antithrombogenic potential of a polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane (POSS) nanocomposite"

Bionics / Biomechanics / Biotechnology

• Biophys. J. (2008) L. Kreplak, H. Herrmann, U. Aebi, "Tensile properties of single desmin intermediate filaments"
• Nanotechnology 19: 035506 (2008) J.F.C. Windmill, A. Zorab, D.J. Bedwell, D. Robert, "Nanomechanical and electrical characterization of a new cellular electret sensor-actuator"
• Biomaterials 29 (2): 247-256 (2008) M.S. Jaeger, K. Uhlig, H. Clausen-Schaumann, C. Duschl, "The structure and functionality of contractile forisome protein aggregates"
• Biophys. J. 93:1255-1263 (2007) M.P.E. Wenger, L. Bozec, M.A. Horton, P. Mesquida, "Mechanical properties of collagen fibrils"
• Acta Biomaterialia 3 (4): 607-610 (2007) G. Huber, S.N. Gorb, N. Hosoda, R. Spolenak, E. Arzt, "Influence of surface roughness on gecko adhesion"
• J Mater Sci: Mater Med 17:1043-1048 (2006) L. Bozec, M.A. Horton, "Skeletal tissues as nanomaterials"
• PNAS 102 (45): 16293-16296 (2005) G. Huber, H. Mantz, R. Spolenak, K. Mecke, K. Jacobs, S.N. Gorb, E. Arzt "Evidence for capillarity contributions to gecko adhesion from single spatula nanomechanical measurements"
• Biol. Lett. 1: 2-4 (2005) G. Huber, S.N. Gorb, R. Spolenak, E. Arzt "Resolving the nanoscale adhesion of individual gecko spatulae by atomic force microscopy"
• Ultramicroscopy 105 (1-4): 79-89 (2005) L. Bozec, J. de Groot, M. Odlyha, B. Nicholls, S. Nesbitt, A. Flanagan, M. Horton "Atomic force microscopy of collagen structure in bone and dentine revealed by osteoclastic resorption"

BioMAT™ Workstation

• App. Environ. Microbiology, 74 (2): 410-415 (2008) S. Mangold, K. Harneit, T. Rohwerder, G. Claus, W. Sand "Novel combination of atomic force microscopy and epifluorescence microscopy for visualization of leaching bacteria on pyrite"
• Hydrometallurgy 94: 127-132 (2008) S. Mangold, M. Laxander, K. Harneit, T. Rohwerder, G. Claus, W. Sand "Visualization of Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans biofilms on pyrite by atomic force and epifluorescence microscopy under various experimental conditions"

TAO™ Module

• Nature Nanotech. 5: 67-72 (2010) F. De Angelis, G. Das, P. Candeloro, M. Patrini, M. Galli, A. Bek, M. Lazzarino, I. Maksymov, C. Liberale, L. C. Andreani, E. Di Fabrizio "Nanoscale chemical mapping using three-dimensional adiabatic compression of surface plasmon polaritons"
• Nature Nanotechnology 2, 635 - 639 (2007) M. Comellas-Aragone, H. Engelkamp, V.I. Claessen, N.A.J.M. Sommerdijk, A.E. Rowan, P.C.M. Christianen, J.C. Maan, B.J.M. Verduin, J.J.L.M. Cornelissen, R.J.M Nolte, "A virus-based single-enzyme nanoreactor"
• J. Raman Spectroscopy 37:311-317 (2006) A. Rasmussen, V. Deckert "Surface- and tip-enhanced Raman scattering of DNA components"
• Proc. SPIE 6093: 242-249 (2006) A. Rasmussen, C. Budich, V. Deckert, "Tip-enhanced Raman scattering (TERS) of a DNA binding compound"
• Chem Phys Chem 7(7): 1428-1430 (2006) U. Neugebauer, P. Rösch, M. Schmitt, J. Popp, C. Julien, A. Rasmussen, C. Budich, V. Deckert, "On the way to nanometer-sized information of the bacterial surface by Tip-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy"
• Chem Phys Chem 8 (1): 124-137 (2006) U. Neugebauer, P. Rösch, M. Schmitt, J. Popp, C. Julien, A. Rasmussen, C. Budich, V. Deckert, "Towards a detailed understanding of bacterial metabolism - spectroscopic characterization of Staphylococcus Epidermis"
• Biopolymers 82: 410-414 (2006) R.J. Owen, C.D. Heyes, D. Knebel, C. Röcker, G.U. Nienhaus, "An integrated instrumental setup for the combination of atomic force microscopy with optical spectroscopy"