Light microscopy makes it difficult to resolve smaller and smaller features, and electron microscopy resolves small structures, but samples must be meticulously prepared, killing any live specimens.

What Is Atomic Force Microscopy? Atomic force microscopy (AFM ... In polymer research, AFM detects the molecular stiffness of hyperbranched macromolecules, quantifies single polymer chain elongation, ...

Atomic force microscopy (AFM) has been emerging as ... elasticity Aldosterone increased both apical cell surface and apical cell stiffness significantly, while transendothelial permeability ...

Atomic force microscopy (AFM) is a technique originally ... coli at the] nanoscale level… remain elusive." During E. coli cell division, the researchers observed increased mechanical stiffening ...

Protein translocation is an essential, nano-scale dynamic process that facilitates the movement of proteins across cellular ...

cell stiffness and cell membranes; assessing cell adhesion; studying biological samples in vitro, in situ, and in vivo without preparing samples. Atomic force microscopy uses aqueous or nonaqueous ...

In addition, molecular interactions control the way that cells communicate with each other ... Within a decade, this unconventional microscope has evolved into a multifunctional toolbox.

Without the need for a current, such an "atomic force microscope" (AFM) could reveal the structure of nonconductive materials such as proteins, organelles, and whole cells. Immediately thereafter, the ...

Living-cell atomic force microscopy study of clinical drugs and ... increased both apical cell surface and apical cell stiffness significantly, while transendothelial permeability remained ...

To address this issue, a team of researchers adapted the high-speed atomic force microscopy ... coli cells at both high resolution and speed. Light and electron microscopy have distinct limitations.