Advanced Microscopy Techniques in Materials Science: Properties and Applications

Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue is dedicated to the application of scanning probe microscopy (SPM) in the field of materials science. The SPM technique allows us to measure, visualize, and determine the properties of materials at the nanoscale. SPM has the potential to manipulate nano- and micro-sized particles, build nano- and micro-structures, characterize surfaces, visualize structures at the micro- and nano-scales, and print structures. Research articles that focus on any of the following topics are welcome: nanoparticles and nanocomposites used for increasing the signal in SPM techniques, probe modification and the utilization of different kinds of probes, and the representation of data analysis obtained via such techniques. SPM techniques, including atomic force microscopy, scanning electrochemical microscopy, and scanning ion conductance microscopy, among others, are employed for the characterization and/or manipulation of materials. The characterization of polymers, biological samples, hard/soft surfaces, and novel techniques can offer new possibilities for manipulating and detecting data in different ranges of speed and accuracy at the microscale. Therefore, research addressing the accurate positioning and manipulation of nano- and micro-sized objects using micro-robotics, micro-grippers, micro-electromechanical systems, etc., are also welcome.

In addition, articles related to biological and nonbiological material analyses using various microscopy techniques, such as light, fluorescence, confocal, etc., together with any advanced tools and algorithms for visual data analysis, will be considered in this Special Issue.

Dr. Inga Morkvenaite-Vilkonciene
Dr. Baltramiejus Jakštys
Guest Editors

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• material sciences
• scanning probe microscopy
• fluorescence microscopy
• light microscopy
• microscopy techniques
• visual data analysis