Table of Contents of Volume 2 – Biomedical Applications

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Preface V
3. Acknowledgment VII
4. Table of Contents Volume 1 – Biomedical Methods IX
5. Table of Contents of Volume 2 – Biomedical Applications XI
6. Contributing Authors XV
7. 1 Introduction 1
8. Soft Matter Mechanics
9. 2.1 Introduction to Viscoelasticity 7
10. 2.2 Contact Mechanics 21
11. Instruments and Methods
12. 3.1 Atomic Force Microscope AFM 65
13. 3.1.1 AFM Instrumentation 69
14. 3.1.2 AFM Cantilevers and Tips 87
15. 3.1.3 AFM Calibration Issues 105
16. 3.2 Fiber-Optics-Based Nanoindenters 129
17. 3.3 Optical Tweezers and Force Spectrum Microscopy 147
18. 3.4 Magnetic Tweezers: From Molecules to Cells 167
19. 3.5 Cell and Tissue Stretcher 187
20. 3.6 Microrheology 199
21. 3.7 Fluidic Approaches to Measure Cellular Deformability 217
22. 3.8 Progresses in Correlative Microscopy and Techniques for AFM in Biomechanics 239
23. Subject Index (Volume 1 & Volume 2) 259