Talk by Alex Dulebo

"New approaches for afm studies of biological samples"

Recent advances in instrumentation and data analysis have opened up completely new possibilities for the use of atomic force microscopy (AFM) especially in Life Science. The new imaging mode PeakForce Tapping for the first time allows quantitative high resolution mapping of mechanical properties such as adhesion, modulus and dissipation on a range of surfaces ranging in scale from single-molecules to whole cells. Real-time co-localization of the AFM tip in the light/fluorescence/confocal microscope image allows study of mechanical stimulation of cells, an area of increasing scientific interest.