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All the essentials from the series Applied Scanning Probe Methods that relate to bio- and bio-related systems have here been combined in one volume to provide a comprehensive overview of SPM applications for biosystems, aimed at scientists and professionals.

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Essentials from the series "Applied Scanning Probe Methods" are put together in the area of bio and biorelated systems. The contributions spread over all 13 volumes are now combined in this one volume. Thus, the reader will easily find a comprehensive overview of SPM applications for biosystems.

For scientists and professionals in academic and industry dealing with surface analytics of plant science, living cells, nanomedicine, cosmetics and biomimetics.

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Instrumentation and Methods.- Scanning ProbeMicroscopy in Biological Research.- Scanning Probes for the Life Sciences.- New AFM Developments to Study Elasticity and Adhesion at the Nanoscale.- Application of SPM and Related Techniques to the Mechanical Properties of Biotool Materials.- Direct Force Measurements of Receptor#x2013;Ligand Interactions on Living Cells.- Self-Sensing Cantilever Sensor for Bioscience.- Microfabricated Cantilever Array Sensors for (Bio-)Chemical Detection.- Nanomechanics and Microfluidics as a Tool for Unraveling Blood Clotting Disease.- Quantitative Nanomechanical Measurements in Biology.- Applications of Scanning Near-Field Optical Microscopy in Life Science.- Scanning Ion Conductance Microscopy.- Scanning Probe Lithography for Chemical, Biological and Engineering Applications.- Scanning Probe Microscopy: From Living Cells to the Subatomic Range.- AFM of Biomolecules.- Atomic Force Microscopy of DNA Structure and Interactions.- Nanostructuration and Nanoimaging of Biomolecules for Biosensors.- AFM of Biological Membranes, Cells and Tissue.- Imaging Chemical Groups and Molecular Recognition Sites on Live Cells Using AFM.- Single-Molecule Studies on Cells and Membranes Using the Atomic Force Microscope.- Atomic Force Microscopy: Interaction Forces Measured in Phospholipid Monolayers, Bilayers, and Cell Membranes.- Atomic Force Microscopy Studies of the Mechanical Properties of Living Cells.- Application of Atomic Force Microscopy to the Study of Expressed Molecules in or on a Single Living Cell.- Towards a Nanoscale View of Microbial Surfaces Using the Atomic Force Microscope.- Cellular Physiology of Epithelium and Endothelium.- Nanotribological Characterization of Human Hair and Skin Using Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM).- Evaluating Tribological Properties of Materials for Total Joint Replacements Using Scanning Probe Microscopy.- Atomic Force Microscopy in Nanomedicine.- Functional Bio(-inspired) Surfaces.- Lotus Effect: Roughness-Induced Superhydrophobicity.- Gecko Feet: Natural Attachment Systems for Smart Adhesion#x2014;Mechanism, Modeling, and Development of Bio-Inspired Materials.

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