OUR MISSION

Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM):

imaging, friction force microscopy, Kelvin probe force microscopy, force spectroscopy, functionalization of solid surfaces and AFM probes

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Single Molecule Force Spectroscopy:

adhesion and friction mechanisms between single polymers and solid substrates or thin polymer films in solution

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Tribology:

friction properties of single molecules, polymer films and biomolecules, triboelectricity, programmable friction