{"id":368466,"date":"2017-02-22T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-02-22T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fyysika.ee\/?guid=0730459158d377674c64cb2dffdd8b15"},"modified":"2017-02-22T03:00:00","modified_gmt":"2017-02-22T00:00:00","slug":"atomic-force-microscopy-for-university-students-applications-in-biomaterials","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fyysika.ee\/?p=368466","title":{"rendered":"Atomic force microscopy for university students: applications in biomaterials"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Atomic force microscopy (AFM) is a powerful tool used in the investigation of the structural and<br \/>\nmechanical properties of a wide range of materials including biomaterials. It provides the ability<br \/>\nto acquire high resolution images of biomaterials at the nanoscale. It also provides information<br \/>\nabout the response of specific areas under controlled applied force, which leads to the mechanical<br \/>\ncharacterization of the sample at the nanoscale. The wide range of information provided by AFM has<br \/>\nestablished it as a powerful research tool. In this paper, we present a general overview of the<br \/>\nbasic operation and functions of AFM applications in biomaterials. The basic operation of AFM is<br \/>\nexplained in detail with a focus on the real interactions that take place at the nanoscale level<br \/>\nduring imaging. AFM\u2019s ability to provide the mechanical characterization (force curves) of specific<br \/>\nareas at the nanoscale is also explained. The basic models of applied mechanics that are used for<br \/>\nprocessing the&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Atomic force microscopy (AFM) is a powerful tool used in the investigation of the structural and<br \/>\nmechanical properties of a wide range of materials including biomaterials. It provides the ability<br \/>\nto acquire high resolution images of biomaterials at t&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[178],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-368466","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-rss-fuusikaharidus","7":"entry"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fyysika.ee\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/368466","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fyysika.ee\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fyysika.ee\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fyysika.ee\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fyysika.ee\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=368466"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.fyysika.ee\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/368466\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fyysika.ee\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=368466"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fyysika.ee\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=368466"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fyysika.ee\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=368466"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}