A little less force: Making atomic force microscopy work for cells
Thursday, April 22, 2010 - 19:20
in Physics & Chemistry
Scientists have developed a nanowire-based imaging technique by which atomic force microscopy could be used to study biological cells and other soft materials in their natural, liquid environment without tearing apart or deforming the samples. This could provide scientists with the long coveted non-destructive means of dynamically probing soft matter.