Influence of fluid cell design on the frequency response of AFM microcantilevers in liquid media

Sensors

Volumn 8, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 5927-5941

  Motamedi, Ramin ^a   Wood Adams, Paula M ^a  

^a Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science   (Canada)

Author keywords

AFM; Fluid cell; Frequency response; Liquid; Microcantilever

Indexed keywords

AFM; DYNAMIC BEHAVIORS; DYNAMIC MODES; FLUID CELLS; INFLUENCE OF FLUID; LIQUID MEDIA; MICRO-CANTILEVERS; RHEOLOGICAL PROPERTY;

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CELLS; CHEMICAL SENSORS; COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICS; CYTOLOGY; FREQUENCY RESPONSE; NANOCANTILEVERS;

LIQUIDS;

EID: 53349168164     PISSN: 14248220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/s8095927     Document Type: Article

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