Applied Scanning Probe Methods VII Biomimetics and Industrial Applications /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Bhushan, Bharat (Editor), Fuchs, Harald (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2007.
• Series: NanoScience and Technology,
• Subjects: Engineering.; Physical chemistry.; Polymers.; Solid state physics.; Nanotechnology.; Materials > Surfaces.; Thin films.; Nanotechnology and Microengineering.; Surfaces and Interfaces, Thin Films.; Polymer Sciences.; Physical Chemistry.; Solid State Physics.

The scanning probe microscopy ?eld has been rapidly expanding. It is a demanding task to collect a timely overview of this ?eld with an emphasis on technical dev- opments and industrial applications. It became evident while editing Vols. I–IV that a large number of technical and applicational aspect...

Table of Contents:

• Lotus Effect: Roughness-Induced Superhydrophobicity
• Gecko Feet: Natural Attachment Systems for Smart Adhesion
• Novel AFM Nanoprobes
• Nanoelectromechanical Systems — Experiments and Modeling
• Application of Atom-resolved Scanning Tunneling Microscopy in Catalysis Research
• Nanostructuration and Nanoimaging of Biomolecules for Biosensors
• Applications of Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy (SECM)
• Nanomechanical Characterization of Structural and Pressure-Sensitive Adhesives
• Development of MOEMS Devices and Their Reliability Issues.