Dynamic analysis of tapping-mode AFM considering capillary force interactions

Exploring the basins of attraction of tapping mode atomic force microscopy with capillary force interactions

We numerically explore the nonlinear dynamics of the oscillating cantilever tip in tapping mode atomic force microscopy. The cantilever dynamics are determined by complex force interactions between the sample surface and the oscillating cantilever tip which are dominated by attractive, adhesive, and repulsive contributions depending on the instantaneous position of the cantilever. We use a mode...

The nonlinear dynamics of tapping mode atomic force microscopy with capillary force interactions

We study the nonlinear dynamics of a tapping mode atomic force microscope with tip-surface interactions that include attractive, repulsive, and capillary force contributions using numerical techniques tailored for hybrid or discontinuous dynamical systems that include forward-time simulation with event handling and numerical pseudo-arclength continuation. We find four branches of periodic solut...

Capillary forces in tapping mode atomic force microscopy

We investigated the influence of the relative humidity on amplitude and phase of the cantilever oscillation while operating an atomic force microscope ~AFM! in the tapping mode. If the free oscillation amplitude A0 exceeds a certain critical amplitude Ac , the amplitudeand phase-distance curves show a transition from a regime with a net attractive force between tip and sample to a net repulsive...

Characterisation of tissue factor-bearing extracellular vesicles with AFM: comparison of air-tapping-mode AFM and liquid Peak Force AFM

INTRODUCTION Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are shed from cells and carry markers of the parent cells. Vesicles derived from cancer cells reach the bloodstream and locally influence important physiological processes. It has been previously shown that procoagulant vesicles are circulating in patients' fluids. These EVs are therefore considered as promising biomarkers for the thrombotic risk. Becau...

Tapping Mode AFM Imaging for Functionalized Surfaces