subsurface imaging

Identification of nanoparticles and nanosystems in biological matrices with scanning probe microscopy

Identification of nanoparticles and nanosystems into cells and biological matrices is a hot research topic in nanobiotechnologies. Because of their capability to map physical properties (mechanical, electric, magnetic, chemical, or optical), several scanning probe microscopy based techniques have been proposed for the subsurface detection of nanomaterials in biological systems.

Nanomechanical characterization of K-basalt from Roman comagmatic province: A preliminary study

Based on atomic force microscopy (AFM), contact resonance AFM (CR-AFM) is a nondestructive technique that allows
one to perform single point measurements as well as surface mapping of the indentation modulus of a material. In this work we
exploit the possibility to use CR-AFM to study synthetic materials representative of K-basalt from Roman comagmatic Province.
Having observed the presence of subsurface voids and inclusions at micrometer and sub-micrometer scale, a preliminary study has

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