Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques, and Equipment

Scanning Probe Microscopy

Scanning microscopy in which a very sharp probe is employed in close proximity to a surface, exploiting a particular surface-related property. When this property is local topography, the method is atomic force microscopy (MICROSCOPY, ATOMIC FORCE), and when it is local conductivity, the method is scanning tunneling microscopy (MICROSCOPY, SCANNING TUNNELING).

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Scanning microscopy in which a very sharp probe is employed in close proximity to a surface, exploiting a particular surface-related property. When this property is local topography, the method is atomic force microscopy (MICROSCOPY, ATOMIC FORCE), and when it is local conductivity, the method is scanning tunneling microscopy (MICROSCOPY, SCANNING TUNNELING).

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  • Microscopy, Scanning Probe

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Indexed with the subheadings classification, economics, ethics, history, instrumentation, methods, standards, statistics & numerical data, trends, veterinary.

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2000; use MICROSCOPY, ATOMIC FORCE 1999

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  • Microscopy, Atomic Force (1999)

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  1. E01w.370.350w.515w.666w
  2. E05.595w.666w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Scanning Probe Microscopy. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D020527. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D020527
  2. Scanning Probe Microscopy. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scanning_probe_microscopy
  3. Scanning Probe Microscopy. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q907287