Forces - The 3 forces in contact-AFM operation.

Contact Mode AFM - Description of the use of Contact Mode AFM.

Non-Contact Mode AFM - Description of the use of Non-Contact Mode AFM.

Piezoelectric Scanners - Information about the current commercial scanner.

Probes - Information about the different probes used in AFM.

Resolution Issues - Problems with resolution issues.

Typical Image Artifacts - Problems and solutions for image problems.

Force Curves - Force interactions with the AFM.

Lateral Force Microscopy - Alternative to AFM.

History - Breif History of AFM related issues.

References - References for information in this section.

AFM Model

Visualize the response of a beam-deflection AFM by setting gain, scan speed, and sample height.
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Driven Oscillator

Gain an understanding of a Dynamic AFM cantilever. Control frequency and damping of a driven oscillator and view the resulting quality factor and visualize plots of both the driving and resulting frequencies.
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Probe Simulator

This simulates the effects of AFM probe size, probe shape, and feature size. See how the AFM tip interacts and view the recorded data.
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Andreas Engel review of high resolution biological imaging.

Marchant review of molecular views and measurements of hemostatic processes using atomic force microscopy.

Carpick and Salmeron review of tribology using atomic force microscopy.

Kumar and Hoh review of AFM Imaging of cellular structures.

Yves Dufrene review of the use of atomic force microscopy in microbiology.

Yoreo and Land Review of crystal growth from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.

Daniel Muller et al review of single molecule imaging.

Hansma and Pietrasanta review of AFM and other forms of SPM.

Spatially resolved force spectroscopy of biological surfaces using the atomic force microscope.