Surface Analysis and Techniques in Biology

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Smentkowski, Vincent S. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Molecular biology.; Systems biology.; Biology > Technique.; Biomedicine.; Molecular Medicine.; Systems Biology.; Biological Techniques.

The outer layer of bulk solid or liquid samples is referred to as the surface of the sample/material.  At the surface, the composition, microstructure, phase, chemical bonding, electronic states, and/or texture is often different than that of the bulk material. The outer surface is where many materi...