title: [New measurement techniques in biology and medicine: atomic force microscopy (part III)].
abstract: Biological samples can be investigated with atomic force microscopy (AFM) in either of two imaging modes: contact mode or tapping mode. Applications of fluid tapping mode AFM in biology and medical sciences are constantly growing and the data obtained with this technique are improving, especially in terms of resolution. Even dynamic processes can be observed almost as they would occur in vivo. AFM is a proven imaging technique that has recently gained attention in biomaterials due to its ability to analyze surface properties, non-destructively at nanometer-level resolution in ambient air or in fluid environments.
authors.affiliation: Zaklad i Oddział Dializ Katedry Pediatrii, Polsko-Amerykańskiego Instytutu Pediatrii, Collegium Medicum, Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego w Krakowie.
authors.forename: Monika
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Miklaszewska
authors.forename: Marta
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Targosz
authors.forename: Władysław
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Sułowicz
authors.forename: Jacek A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Pietrzyk
authors.forename: Marek
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Szymoński
authors.forename: Roman
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rumian
authors.forename: Lidia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Krawentek
authors.forename: Przemysław
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Korohoda
mesh_terms: D020811:Biomedical Technology; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000648:ultrastructure; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D018625:Microscopy, Atomic Force / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D011044:Poland; D018717:Purple Membrane / Q000648:ultrastructure