The fungal functional amyloid hydrophobin RolA self-assembles into a fibrous form called a rodlet, which functions as a protective coat, but the mechanism of rodlet formation remains largely unknown.

In this infographic, we dive into how atomic force microscopy (AFM) works, the technical features one must consider and how it can be implemented for biomechanical investigation. AFM provides ...

Today we're looking at Atomic Force Microscopy! I built a "macro-AFM" to demonstrate the principles of an atomic force microscope, then we look at a real AFM (an nGauge AFM from ICSPI) and do a few ...

First invented in 1985 by IBM in Zurich, Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) is a scanning probe technique for imaging. It involves a nanoscopic tip attached to a microscopic, flexible cantilever, which is ...

Influenza A viruses (IAVs) continue to cause epidemics worldwide due to their high mutability. Nevertheless, the initial step of infection, viral uptake into cells, has been challenging to observe ...

International Research Centre for Nano Handing and Manufacturing of China, Changchun University of Science and Technology, Changchun 130022, China Zhongshan Institute of Changchun University of ...

Researchers developed and validated a label-free, non-invasive method combining AFM with deep learning for accurate profiling of human macrophage mechanophenotypes and rapid identification of their ...

Kelvin probe force microscopy (KPFM) is a technique derived from atomic force microscopy that provides maps of surface potential or work function differences across material systems, with ...

New model extracts stiffness and fluidity from AFM data in minutes, enabling fast, accurate mechanical characterization of living cells at single-cell resolution. (Nanowerk Spotlight) Cells are not ...