scholarly journals Direct measurement of transversely isotropic DNA nanotube by force–distance curve‐based atomic force microscopy

2015 ◽  
Vol 10 (10) ◽  
pp. 513-517 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhipeng Ma ◽  
Young‐Joo Kim ◽  
Seongsu Park ◽  
Yoshikazu Hirai ◽  
Toshiyuki Tsuchiya ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Atomic Force Microscopy ◽  
Direct Measurement ◽  
Transversely Isotropic ◽  
Distance Curve ◽  
Force Microscopy ◽  
Atomic Force ◽  
Dna Nanotube

scholarly journals Direct measurement of salt–mineral repulsion using atomic force microscopy

2010 ◽  
Vol 46 (29) ◽  
pp. 5235 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea Hamilton ◽  
Vasileios Koutsos ◽  
Christopher Hall
Keyword(s):  
Atomic Force Microscopy ◽  
Direct Measurement ◽  
Force Microscopy ◽  
Atomic Force

scholarly journals Direct Measurement of Adhesion Force of Individual Aerosol Particles by Atomic Force Microscopy

Atmosphere ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 489
Author(s):  
Kohei Ono ◽  
Yuki Mizushima ◽  
Masaki Furuya ◽  
Ryota Kunihisa ◽  
Nozomu Tsuchiya ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Atomic Force Microscopy ◽  
Adhesion Force ◽  
Aerosol Particles ◽  
Sea Salt ◽  
Dust Particles ◽  
Adhesion Forces ◽  
Distance Curve ◽  
Ambient Particles ◽  
Force Microscopy ◽  
Atomic Force

A new method, namely, force–distance curve mapping, was developed to directly measure the adhesion force of individual aerosol particles by atomic force microscopy. The proposed method collects adhesion force from multiple points on a single particle. It also takes into account the spatial distribution of the adhesion force affected by topography (e.g., the variation in the tip angle relative to the surface, as well as the force imposed upon contact), thereby enabling the direct and quantitative measurement of the adhesion force representing each particle. The topographic effect was first evaluated by measuring Polystyrene latex (PSL) standard particles, and the optimized method was then applied on atmospherically relevant model dust particles (quartz, ATD, and CJ-1) and inorganic particles (ammonium sulfate and artificial sea salt) to inter-compare the adhesion forces among different aerosol types. The method was further applied on the actual ambient aerosol particles collected on the western coast of Japan, when the region was under the influence of Asian dust plume. The ambient particles were classified into sea salt (SS), silicate dust, and Ca-rich dust particles based on individual particle analysis (micro-Raman or Scanning Electron Microscope/Energy Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy (SEM-EDX)). Comparable adhesion forces were obtained from the model and ambient particles for both SS and silicate dust. Although dust particles tended to show smaller adhesion forces, the adhesion force of Ca-rich dust particles was larger than the majority of silicate dust particles and was comparable with the inorganic salt particles. These results highlight that the original chemical composition, as well as the aging process in the atmosphere, can create significant variation in the adhesion force among individual particles. This study demonstrates that force–distance curve mapping can be used as a new tool to quantitatively characterize the physical properties of aerosol particles on an individual basis.

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