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Dynamic Force Spectroscopy: In Situ Atomic Force Microscopy as a Tool for Investigating Interactions and Assembly Dynamics in Biomolecular and Biomineral Systems (Adv. Funct. Mater. 20/2013)
Author(s) -
De Yoreo James J.,
Chung Sungwook,
Friddle Raymond W.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
advanced functional materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 6.069
H-Index - 322
eISSN - 1616-3028
pISSN - 1616-301X
DOI - 10.1002/adfm.201370098
Subject(s) - force spectroscopy , cantilever , materials science , spectroscopy , atomic force microscopy , kelvin probe force microscope , nanotechnology , bending , force dynamics , work (physics) , microscopy , energy landscape , chemical physics , composite material , optics , mechanical engineering , physics , quantum mechanics , engineering , thermodynamics
The photograph on the inside cover illustrates the mechanical measurement of bond energies. This is the essence of dynamic force spectroscopy, which uses the bending of an atomic force microscope cantilever to measure the work required to break a bond. On page 2525 , James J. De Yoreo and co‐workers show how this technique can be used to probe the binding free energy between biominerals and the proteins that control their growth.