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Force Spectroscopy

Force Spectroscopy is a scanning probe microscopy technique that measures the interaction force between a probe tip and a sample surface as a function of their separation distance, enabling the characterization of mechanical, adhesive, and elastic properties at the nanoscale.

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121.2K

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6.6K

Authors

1.5K

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2017–2026

490

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Force-distance Spectroscopy

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Publications

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Force measurements with the atomic force microscope: Technique, interpretation and applications

Hans‐Jürgen Butt, Brunero Cappella, Michael Kappl · Surface Science Reports · 2005 · 3.7K citations · Full text

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Direct measurement of colloidal forces using an atomic force microscope

William A. Ducker, Tim J. Senden, Richard M. Pashley · Nature · 1991 · 2.1K citations

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Peptide tag forming a rapid covalent bond to a protein, through engineering a bacterial adhesin

Bijan Zakeri, Jacob O. Fierer, Emrah Çelik et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2012 · 1.7K citations · Full text

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Energy landscapes of receptor–ligand bonds explored with dynamic force spectroscopy

Rudolf Merkel, Pierre Nassoy, A. Leung et al. · Nature · 1999 · 1.7K citations

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Single Molecule Force Spectroscopy on Polysaccharides by Atomic Force Microscopy

Matthias Rief, Filipp Oesterhelt, Berthold Heymann et al. · Science · 1997 · 1.1K citations

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Authors

6.6K

  1. HE
    Hermann E. Gaub

    Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Germany

    65 publications · 10.5K citations

    46

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  2. DJ
    Daniel J. Müller

    ETH Zurich, Switzerland

    46 publications · 3.6K citations

    33

    h-index

  3. MR
    Matthias Rief

    Technical University of Munich, Germany

    35 publications · 6.1K citations

    30

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  4. YF
    Yves F. Dufrêne

    UCLouvain, Belgium

    40 publications · 3K citations

    30

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  5. HL
    Hongbin Li

    University of British Columbia, Canada

    37 publications · 2.6K citations

    27

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Institutions

1.5K

  1. Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München

    Munich, Germany

    48 h-index

    294 publications

    32.9K citations

  2. Center for NanoScience

    Munich, Germany

    38 h-index

    253 publications

    23.6K citations

  3. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    35 h-index

    266 publications

    10.3K citations

  4. ETH Zurich

    Zurich, Switzerland

    34 h-index

    162 publications

    10.4K citations

  5. University of Basel

    Basel, Switzerland

    34 h-index

    192 publications

    18.2K citations

  6. UCLouvain

    Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium

    32 h-index

    206 publications

    14.5K citations

  7. Duke University

    Durham, United States

    32 h-index

    195 publications

    11.5K citations

  8. Technical University of Munich

    Munich, Germany

    29 h-index

    149 publications

    12.7K citations

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Venues

  1. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    PNAS · 73 publications · 10.8K citations

    54

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  2. Journal of the American Chemical Society

    JACS · 73 publications · 5.7K citations

    46

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  3. Langmuir

    139 publications · 6.1K citations

    45

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  4. Biophysical Journal

    83 publications · 5.2K citations

    39

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  5. ACS Nano

    50 publications · 3.1K citations

    31

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