Past, present and future of atomic force microscopy in life sciences and medicine. Review uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • To introduce this special issue of the Journal of Molecular Recognition dedicated to the applications of atomic force microscopy (AFM) in life sciences, this paper presents a short summary of the history of AFM in biology. Based on contributions from the first international conference of AFM in biological sciences and medicine (AFM BioMed Barcelona, 19-21 April 2007), we present and discuss recent progress made using AFM for studying cells and cellular interactions, probing single molecules, imaging biosurfaces at high resolution and investigating model membranes and their interactions. Future prospects in these different fields are also highlighted.

publication date

  • January 1, 2007

Research

keywords

  • Biological Science Disciplines
  • Medicine
  • Microscopy, Atomic Force

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 38349192002

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1002/jmr.857

PubMed ID

  • 18080995

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 20

issue

  • 6