Large colloidal probes for atomic force microscopy: Fabrication and calibration issues.
atomic force microscopy
calibration
colloidal probes
deflection sensitivity (invOLS)
spring constant
Journal
Journal of molecular recognition : JMR
ISSN: 1099-1352
Titre abrégé: J Mol Recognit
Pays: England
ID NLM: 9004580
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
01 2021
01 2021
Historique:
received:
31
07
2020
revised:
01
10
2020
accepted:
03
10
2020
pubmed:
25
10
2020
medline:
27
1
2022
entrez:
24
10
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Atomic force microscopy (AFM) is a powerful tool to investigate interaction forces at the micro and nanoscale. Cantilever stiffness, dimensions and geometry of the tip can be chosen according to the requirements of the specific application, in terms of spatial resolution and force sensitivity. Colloidal probes (CPs), obtained by attaching a spherical particle to a tipless (TL) cantilever, offer several advantages for accurate force measurements: tunable and well-characterisable radius; higher averaging capabilities (at the expense of spatial resolution) and sensitivity to weak interactions; a well-defined interaction geometry (sphere on flat), which allows accurate and reliable data fitting by means of analytical models. The dynamics of standard AFM probes has been widely investigated, and protocols have been developed for the calibration of the cantilever spring constant. Nevertheless, the dynamics of CPs, and in particular of large CPs, with radius well above 10 μm and mass comparable, or larger, than the cantilever mass, is at present still poorly characterized. Here we describe the fabrication and calibration of (large) CPs. We describe and discuss the peculiar dynamical behaviour of CPs, and present an alternative protocol for the accurate calibration of the spring constant.
Substances chimiques
Colloids
0
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
e2879Informations de copyright
© 2020 John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
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