Recent Applications of Advanced Atomic Force Microscopy in Polymer Science: A Review

Performances for broadband synchrotron photothermal infrared nano-spectroscopy at Diamond Light Source

(2020) Mark D. Frogley et al.   INFRARED PHYSICS & TECHNOLOGY

Tailoring the toughness of sustainable polymer blends from biodegradable plastics via morphology transition observed by atomic force microscopy

(2020) Feng Wu et al.   POLYMER DEGRADATION AND STABILITY

Configurationally Constrained Crystallization of Brush Polymers with Poly(ethylene oxide) Side Chains

(2019) Huilou Sun et al.   MACROMOLECULES

ATR-FTIR Spectroscopy Supported by Multivariate Analysis for the Characterization of Adipose Tissue Aspirates from Patients Affected by Systemic Amyloidosis

(2019) Diletta Ami et al.   ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

Lightning-Rod Effect of Plasmonic Field Enhancement on Hydrogen-Absorbing Transition Metals

(2019) Norihiko Fukuoka et al.   Nanomaterials

Characterizing the SBS polymer degradation within high content polymer modified asphalt using ATR-FTIR

(2019) Chuanqi Yan et al.   CONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING MATERIALS

Thermal degradation mechanism of a cured acetylene/aldehyde functional benzoxazine with high thermal stability

(2019) Yi Xu et al.   POLYMER DEGRADATION AND STABILITY

Thermal properties and degradation of enantiomeric copolyesteramides poly(lactic acid-co-alanine)s

(2019) Hideto Tsuji et al.   POLYMER DEGRADATION AND STABILITY

Solid-state and time domain NMR to elucidate degradation behavior of thermally aged poly (urea-urethane)

(2019) Kaori Numata et al.   POLYMER DEGRADATION AND STABILITY

Nanoscale partitioning of paclitaxel in hybrid lipid–polymer membranes

(2018) Mohit Tuteja et al.   ANALYST

Multispectral Atomic Force Microscopy-Infrared Nano-Imaging of Malaria Infected Red Blood Cells

(2018) David Perez-Guaita et al.   ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

Probe–Sample Interaction-Independent Atomic Force Microscopy–Infrared Spectroscopy: Toward Robust Nanoscale Compositional Mapping

(2018) Seth Kenkel et al.   ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

Polarization-Dependent Atomic Force Microscopy–Infrared Spectroscopy (AFM-IR): Infrared Nanopolarimetric Analysis of Structure and Anisotropy of Thin Films and Surfaces

(2018) Karsten Hinrichs et al.   APPLIED SPECTROSCOPY

Revealing Chemical Heterogeneity of CNT Fiber Nanocomposites via Nanoscale Chemical Imaging

(2018) Anastasiia Mikhalchan et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Functionalized metal-organic framework nanocomposites for dispersive solid phase extraction and enantioselective capture of chiral drug intermediates

(2018) Xue Ma et al.   JOURNAL OF CHROMATOGRAPHY A

Nanoscale Mapping and Spectroscopy of Nonradiative Hyperbolic Modes in Hexagonal Boron Nitride Nanostructures

(2018) Lisa V. Brown et al.   NANO LETTERS

High-Resolution Label-Free Detection of Biocompatible Polymeric Nanoparticles in Cells

(2018) Elisabetta Pancani et al.   PARTICLE & PARTICLE SYSTEMS CHARACTERIZATION

In-situ spectroscopic and thermal analyses of phase domains in high-impact polypropylene

(2018) Fuguang Tang et al.   POLYMER

Atomic Force Microscopy Provides New Mechanistic Insights into the Pathogenesis of Pemphigus

(2018) Franziska Vielmuth et al.   Frontiers in Immunology

Review: Tip-based vibrational spectroscopy for nanoscale analysis of emerging energy materials

(2018) Amun Jarzembski et al.   Frontiers in Energy

How to Unravel the Chemical Structure and Component Localization of Individual Drug-Loaded Polymeric Nanoparticles by Using Tapping AFM-IR

(2018) Jeremie Mathurin et al.   ANALYST

In Situ Real-Time Observation of Polymer Folded-Chain Crystallization by Atomic Force Microscopy at the Molecular Level

(2018) Yuki Ono et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Crystallization and Segregation Behavior at the Submicrometer Scale of PCL/PEG Blends

(2018) Phuong Nguyen Tri et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Nanoscale chemical imaging of individual chemotherapeutic cytarabine-loaded liposomal nanocarriers

(2018) Karin Wieland et al.   Nano Research

Chemical nature of ferroelastic twin domains in CH3NH3PbI3 perovskite

(2018) Yongtao Liu et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Resistive switching and nanoscale chemical mapping of phase separation in PVDF/PMMA/F8T2 ternary thin films

(2018) Hui Wang et al.   POLYMER

Stability of acrylic polyurethane coatings under accelerated aging tests and natural outdoor exposure: The critical role of the used photo-stabilizers

(2018) Thien Vuong Nguyen et al.   PROGRESS IN ORGANIC COATINGS

The Underestimated Effect of Intracrystalline Chain Dynamics on the Morphology and Stability of Semicrystalline Polymers

(2018) Martha Schulz et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Nanoscale analysis of the photodegradation of polyester fibers by AFM-IR

(2018) Phuong Nguyen-Tri et al.   JOURNAL OF PHOTOCHEMISTRY AND PHOTOBIOLOGY A-CHEMISTRY

Nanoscale Lamellar Assembly and Segregation Mechanism of Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate)/Poly(ethylene glycol) Blends

(2017) Phuong Nguyen Tri et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Elements of Eoarchean life trapped in mineral inclusions

(2017) T. Hassenkam et al.   NATURE

Molecularly controlled epoxy network nanostructures

(2017) Suzanne Morsch et al.   POLYMER

The degradation mechanism of an epoxy-phenolic can coating

(2017) S. Morsch et al.   PROGRESS IN ORGANIC COATINGS

A better UV light and TiO 2 -PET sheet arrangement for enhancing photocatalytic decomposition of volatile organic compounds

(2017) Fumihide Shiraishi et al.   SEPARATION AND PURIFICATION TECHNOLOGY

Hybrid AFM for Nanoscale Physicochemical Characterization: Recent Development and Emerging Applications

(2017) Wanyi Fu et al.   Small

Nanoscale geochemical and geomechanical characterization of organic matter in shale

(2017) Jing Yang et al.   Nature Communications

Supramolecular Orientation in Anisotropic Assemblies by Infrared Nanopolarimetry

(2017) Timur Shaykhutdinov et al.   ACS Macro Letters

AFM-IR insights into the chemistry of interfacial tracking

(2017) Suzanne Morsch et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

High-sensitivity infrared vibrational nanospectroscopy in water

(2017) Mingzhou Jin et al.   Light-Science & Applications

Graphene Coated Nanoprobes: A Review

(2017) et al.   Crystals

Recent Progress in Molecular Recognition Imaging Using Atomic Force Microscopy

(2016) Subhadip Senapati et al.   ACCOUNTS OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH

Analysis of Nanodomain Composition in High-Impact Polypropylene by Atomic Force Microscopy-Infrared

(2016) Fuguang Tang et al.   ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

AFM-IR: Technology and Applications in Nanoscale Infrared Spectroscopy and Chemical Imaging

(2016) Alexandre Dazzi et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

PLLA Crystallization in Linear AB and BAB Copolymers of l-Lactide and 2-Dimethylaminoethyl Methacrylate

(2016) Stéphanie Boissé et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Evolution of Intermediate and Highly Ordered Crystalline States under Spatial Confinement in Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) Ultrathin Films

(2016) Khasanah et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Nanoscale Infrared, Thermal, and Mechanical Characterization of Telaprevir–Polymer Miscibility in Amorphous Solid Dispersions Prepared by Solvent Evaporation

(2016) Na Li et al.   MOLECULAR PHARMACEUTICS

Moving graphene devices from lab to market: advanced graphene-coated nanoprobes

(2016) Fei Hui et al.   Nanoscale

Principal component analysis: a review and recent developments

(2016) Ian T. Jolliffe et al.   PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY A-MATHEMATICAL PHYSICAL AND ENGINEERING SCIENCES

Accelerated degradation of water borne acrylic nanocomposites used in outdoor protective coatings

(2016) Thien Vuong Nguyen et al.   POLYMER DEGRADATION AND STABILITY

Crystallization and morphology of ultrathin films of homopolymers and polymer blends

(2016) Robert E. Prud’homme   PROGRESS IN POLYMER SCIENCE

Recent progressive use of atomic force microscopy in biomedical applications

(2016) Uroš Maver et al.   TRAC-TRENDS IN ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

Characterization of a polyethylene–polyamide multilayer film using nanoscale infrared spectroscopy and imaging

(2016) Mauritz Kelchtermans et al.   VIBRATIONAL SPECTROSCOPY

Experimental demonstration of the microscopic origin of circular dichroism in two-dimensional metamaterials

(2016) A. B. Khanikaev et al.   Nature Communications

Nanoscale probing of electron-regulated structural transitions in silk proteins by near-field IR imaging and nano-spectroscopy

(2016) Nan Qin et al.   Nature Communications

Pulse potential deposition of thick polyvinylpyridine-like film on the surface of titanium nitride

(2016) Gul Zeb et al.   RSC Advances

Direct manufacturing of ultrathin graphite on three-dimensional nanoscale features

(2016) Mercè Pacios et al.   Scientific Reports

Infrared Imaging and Spectroscopy Beyond the Diffraction Limit

(2015) Andrea Centrone   Annual Review of Analytical Chemistry

The structure and function of cell membranes examined by atomic force microscopy and single-molecule force spectroscopy

(2015) Yuping Shan et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

Mapping water uptake in organic coatings using AFM-IR

(2015) S. Morsch et al.   FARADAY DISCUSSIONS

In Situ ATR FTIR Spectroscopic Study of the Formation and Hydration of a Fucoidan/Chitosan Polyelectrolyte Multilayer

(2015) Tracey T. M. Ho et al.   LANGMUIR

Morphologies of Various Polycaprolactone/Polymer Blends in Ultrathin Films

(2015) Al Mamun et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Solvent Influence on Thickness, Composition, and Morphology Variation with Dip-Coating Rate in Supramolecular PS-b-P4VP Thin Films

(2015) Sébastien Roland et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Discovery of β-Form Crystal Structure in Electrospun Poly[(R)-3-hydroxybutyrate-co-(R)-3-hydroxyhexanoate] (PHBHx) Nanofibers: From Fiber Mats to Single Fibers

(2015) Liang Gong et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Miscibility of Itraconazole–Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose Blends: Insights with High Resolution Analytical Methodologies

(2015) Hitesh S. Purohit et al.   MOLECULAR PHARMACEUTICS

Electrospun Polymer Blend Nanofibers for Tunable Drug Delivery: The Role of Transformative Phase Separation on Controlling the Release Rate

(2015) Pratchaya Tipduangta et al.   MOLECULAR PHARMACEUTICS

Conducting polymer nanostructures for photocatalysis under visible light

(2015) Srabanti Ghosh et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Inhomogeneity of the ultrafast insulator-to-metal transition dynamics of VO2

(2015) Brian T. O’Callahan et al.   Nature Communications

Infrared nanospectroscopy characterization of oligomeric and fibrillar aggregates during amyloid formation

(2015) F. S. Ruggeri et al.   Nature Communications

Mapping water uptake in organic coatings using AFM-IR

(2015) S. Morsch et al.   FARADAY DISCUSSIONS

Principal component analysis

(2014) Rasmus Bro et al.   Analytical Methods

Switching Chirality of Hybrid Left–Right Crystalline Helicoids Built of Achiral Polymer Chains: When Right to Left Becomes Left to Right

(2014) Martin Rosenthal et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Tip-enhanced infrared nanospectroscopy via molecular expansion force detection

(2014) Feng Lu et al.   Nature Photonics

Chemical ageingaging of a polyester nonwoven membrane used in aerosol and drainage filter

(2014) Phuong Nguyen-Tri et al.   POLYMER DEGRADATION AND STABILITY

Atomic Force Microscopy in Microbiology: New Structural and Functional Insights into the Microbial Cell Surface

(2014) Y. F. Dufrene   mBio

Graphene MEMS: AFM Probe Performance Improvement

(2013) Cristina Martin-Olmos et al.   ACS Nano

Nanoscale Infrared Spectroscopy: Improving the Spectral Range of the Photothermal Induced Resonance Technique

(2013) Aaron M. Katzenmeyer et al.   ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

Photochemical aging of an e-PTFE/NOMEX® membrane used in firefighter protective clothing

(2013) Rachid El Aidani et al.   POLYMER DEGRADATION AND STABILITY

Nanometer-Scale Infrared Spectroscopy of Heterogeneous Polymer Nanostructures Fabricated by Tip-Based Nanofabrication

(2012) Jonathan R. Felts et al.   ACS Nano

Multilayer Graphene-Coated Atomic Force Microscopy Tips for Molecular Junctions

(2012) Yugeng Wen et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Graphene-Coated Atomic Force Microscope Tips for Reliable Nanoscale Electrical Characterization

(2012) M. Lanza et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

AFM–IR: Combining Atomic Force Microscopy and Infrared Spectroscopy for Nanoscale Chemical Characterization

(2012) Alexandre Dazzi et al.   APPLIED SPECTROSCOPY

Analysis of bacterial polyhydroxybutyrate production by multimodal nanoimaging

(2012) Céline Mayet et al.   BIOTECHNOLOGY ADVANCES

Nanoscale Mid-Infrared Imaging of Phase Separation in a Drug–Polymer Blend

(2012) Bernard Van Eerdenbrugh et al.   JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES

Morphology Evolution in Slowly Dip-Coated Supramolecular PS-b-P4VP Thin Films

(2012) Sébastien Roland et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Nanoscale Mid-Infrared Evaluation of the Miscibility Behavior of Blends of Dextran or Maltodextrin with Poly(vinylpyrrolidone)

(2012) Bernard Van Eerdenbrugh et al.   MOLECULAR PHARMACEUTICS

Nanometer-scale flow of molten polyethylene from a heated atomic force microscope tip

(2012) Jonathan R Felts et al.   NANOTECHNOLOGY

Multifunctional cantilever-free scanning probe arrays coated with multilayer graphene

(2012) W. Shim et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Atomic Force Microscopy as a Tool Applied to Nano/Biosensors

(2012) Clarice Steffens et al.   SENSORS

Chemical Imaging Beyond the Diffraction Limit: Experimental Validation of the PTIR Technique

(2012) Basudev Lahiri et al.   Small

Spherulites

(2011) Alexander G. Shtukenberg et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

Infrared absorption nano-spectroscopy using sample photoexpansion induced by tunable quantum cascade lasers

(2011) Feng Lu et al.   OPTICS EXPRESS

Polymer crystallization of ultrathin films on solid substrates

(2010) Yi-Xin Liu et al.   COORDINATION CHEMISTRY REVIEWS

Theory of infrared nanospectroscopy by photothermal induced resonance

(2010) A. Dazzi et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS

Quantitative Investigation of the Photodegradation of Polyethylene Terephthalate Film by Friction Force Microscopy, Contact-Angle Goniometry, and X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy

(2009) Claire R. Hurley et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Atomic Force Microscopy Investigation of the Morphology and Topography of Colistin-Heteroresistant Acinetobacter baumannii Strains as a Function of Growth Phase and in Response to Colistin Treatment

(2009) R. L. Soon et al.   ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY

ATR–FTIR Spectroscopy in the Undergraduate Chemistry Laboratory. Part I: Fundamentals and Examples

(2009) Jennifer D. Schuttlefield et al.   JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL EDUCATION

How atomic force microscopy has contributed to our understanding of polymer crystallization

(2009) Jamie K. Hobbs et al.   POLYMER

Crystallization of Ultrathin Films of Polylactides:  From Chain Chirality to Lamella Curvature and Twisting

(2008) Damien Maillard et al.   MACROMOLECULES