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Atomic force microscpy as a tool in marine biophysics

The atomic force microscope (AFM) belongs to the broad family of scanning probe microscopes in which a proximal probe is exploited for investigating properties of surfaces with subnanometre resolution. The most appealing advantage of the AFM as a high-resolution microscope in comparison with other techniques such as SEM and TEM, is that it allows measurments of native samples in physiological-like conditions, avoiding complex sample preparation procedures and artefacts connected to them.1 Potential applications of AFM in marine biophysics are very broad since this new technique provides a range of new opportunities for viewing and manipulating living and non-living marine specimens.

AFM; marine biophysics

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