The thesis presents the development of a custom made atomic force microscope (AFM) conceived to image biological molecules at low temperatures in ultrahigh vacuum conditions, and its application to DNA single molecule studies. Starting from a first prototy ...
Interaction of the atomic force microscopy (AFM) tip with the sample can be invasive for soft samples. Frequency Modulation (FM) AFM is gentler because it allows scanning in the non-contact regime where only attractive forces exist between the tip and the ...
It is shown that temperature-control led ordered layers of dodecylamine,self-assembled on highly oriented pyrolytic graphite (HOPG), are an appropriate substrate for aligning individual DNA molecules. High resolution atomic force microscopy (AFM) permits v ...
