title: Nanomechanics of molecules and living cells with scanning ion conductance microscopy.
abstract: Hydrodynamic flow through a nanopipet in a scanning ion conductance microscope (SICM) can exert localized forces on a sample surface. These forces can be used for trapping of molecules in lipid bilayers and for mapping the mechanical properties of living cells.
authors.affiliation: University of Tübingen, Department of Physics and LISA+, Tübingen, Germany.
authors.forename: Tilman E
authors.initials: TE
authors.lastname: Schäffer
mesh_terms: D002470:Cell Survival; D004553:Electric Conductivity; D055664:Electrochemical Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D055595:Mechanical Phenomena; D008853:Microscopy; D036103:Nanotechnology / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*