Atomic Force Microscopy for Biological Applications

Dear Colleagues,

The development and use of Atomic Force Microscopy in biology has been undergoing a transformation in recent years. New AFM imaging techniques are emerging from the development of techniques to image, not only faster, but also in a more stable and quantitative manner.  Altogether, AFM is allowing biologists and biophysicists to go beyond simply making a picture of the biological specimen.  Studies are emerging that reveal new principles of molecular interactions, membrane trafficking, cell physiology, cell dynamics, how cells grow and divide, as well as how physical properties of cells manifest.

This Special Issue will offer a platform for bringing together an interdisciplinary mix of AFM development for imaging and quantifying biological samples, as well as novel studies spanning from imaging single cells down to single molecules.  This Special Issue will offer an opportunity to highlight the variety of ways in which AFM is being used to study living systems, with minimal disruption, and to characterize novel biological phenotypes by AFM.  We are seeking research and review articles that will highlight: 1) novel AFM development towards imaging biological systems, and 2) characterizing novel biological phenotypes revealed uniquely by AFM at the organismal, sub-cellular and molecular levels.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Georg E. Fantner
Dr. Haig Alexander Eskandarian
Guest Editors

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