title: Note: Particle adhesion and imaging of particle∕surface breakage zone.
abstract: An AFM methodology to enable measurement of the adhesion of micrometre sized objects, having contact areas in the range of nanometre to micrometer, is reported. The method also enables imaging of the actual breakage zone on both the surface and the removed object to obtain further information regarding the breakage zone. The method is also useful for measuring consolidating systems, such as drying, curing, or annealing systems.
authors.affiliation: Fibre and Polymer Technology, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Teknikringen 56, SE-100 44 Stockholm, Sweden. torbj@kth.se
authors.forename: Torbjörn
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Pettersson
authors.forename: Simon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Utsel
authors.forename: Lars
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Wågberg