Abstract
A large body of recent literature describes the use of atomic force microscopy (AFM; ref. 1) for the study of living cells. These experimental findings clearly indicate that AFM is a very valuable tool for the 3D imaging of flat biological samples strongly adhering to a substrate, with a lateral resolution in between the resolutions of optical and electron microscopy. Moreover, a very relevant feature of AFM is its capability of analyzing local mechanical properties of living cells.
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Ricci, D., Grattarola, M., Tedesco, M. (2004). Growth Cones of Living Neurons Probed by Atomic Force Microscopy. In: Braga, P.C., Ricci, D. (eds) Atomic Force Microscopy. Methods in Molecular Biology™, vol 242. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1385/1-59259-647-9:125
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