Paolo Samori (ed.)

STM and AFM Studies on (Bio)molecular Systems: Unravelling the Nanoworld

Herausgegeben:Samori, Paolo

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Produktbeschreibung

The invention of scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) in 1981 [1] and later atomicforcemicroscopy(AFM)in1986[2]facilitatedbreakthroughsinvarious disciplinesofsciencesuchaschemistry,physicsandbiology,andtrulyboosted the development of nanoscience and nanotechnology. These two techniques made it possible to achieve a detailed understa- ing of chemical and biological systems as well as phenomena across multiple lengthscales, and in particular downto thesub-nanometer scale. In fact STM and AFM are not simply microscopy tools, but they are also extremely useful techniques tochemistand biochemists. Forexample AFMandSTMoffers- theticchemiststhechancetoobservethemoleculestheyhavesynthesized,how theymoveand dance onasurface,howtheyrecognizeand communicate with each other, thus making it possible to cast new light onto the molecular int- actions[3]. Alongsidetheircapabilityofgeneratingartisticthree-dimensional pictures with nanoscale resolution, they also allowed the study of molecular based architectures beyond imaging, providing quantitative insight into va- ous physico-chemical properties [4] For instance, by manipulating molecules individually it is possible to bestow information onto their mechanical pr- erties andtoperformconstructionsonthenanoscale. In thelastfewyears the application of AFM and STM to study molecular systems in various envir- ments (e. g. , liquid, gas, vacuum) is paving the way towards the unraveling of complex characteristics and phenomena of nanostructured (bio)systems. Inthisvolumewehaveselected afewofthemostrelevantexamplesofAFM and STM based experiments on (bio)molecular based systems, which offer not only a close look into the nanoworld but also provide quantitative insight into various properties of molecular and polymeric systems, and ultimately highlight some technologicallyrelevant applications. I was delighted and felt privileged to work with an outstanding group of contributingauthors:Itrulythankthemforalltheirefforts. Iamalsograteful to Dr. Marion Hertel and Birgit Kollmar-Thoni for their invitation to edit this volume and for their assistance.

Produktdetails

• Topics in Current Chemistry 285
• Verlag: Springer / Springer Berlin Heidelberg / Springer, Berlin
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 11961550, 978-3-540-78394-7
• 2008
• Seitenzahl: 332
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. Juli 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 241mm x 160mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 660g
• ISBN-13: 9783540783947
• ISBN-10: 3540783946
• Artikelnr.: 23525108

Inhaltsangabe

Microcantilever Sensors.- Functionalization of Probe Tips and Supports for Single-Molecule Recognition Force Microscopy.- Molecular Workbench for Imaging and Manipulation of Single Macromolecules and Their Complexes with the Scanning Force Microscope.- Friction and Surface Dynamics of Polymers on the Nanoscale by AFM.- Exploring Electronic Transport in Molecular Junctions by Conducting Atomic Force Microscopy.- Two-Dimensional Nanotemplates as Surface Cues for the Controlled Assembly of Organic Molecules.- STM, STS and Bias-Dependent Imaging on Organic Monolayers at the Solid-Liquid Interface.