title: FRAME (Force Review Automation Environment): MATLAB-based AFM data processor.
abstract: Data processing of force-displacement curves generated by atomic force microscopes (AFMs) for elastic moduli and unbinding event measurements is very time consuming and susceptible to user error or bias. There is an evident need for consistent, dependable, and easy-to-use AFM data processing software. We have developed an open-source software application, the force review automation environment (or FRAME), that provides users with an intuitive graphical user interface, automating data processing, and tools for expediting manual processing. We did not observe a significant difference between manually processed and automatically processed results from the same data sets.
authors.affiliation: University of Connecticut, Storrs, United States.
authors.forename: Kostyantyn R
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Partola
authors.affiliation: University of Connecticut, Storrs, United States. Electronic address: gelyko@engr.uconn.edu.
authors.forename: George
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Lykotrafitis
mesh_terms: D001331:Automation; D055119:Elastic Modulus; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D018625:Microscopy, Atomic Force / Q000379:methods; D012984:Software
keywords: Atomic force microscopy; Data processing