Title :
Development of insulated conductive probes with platinum-silicide tips for AFM in cell biology
Author :
Akiyama, T. ; Gullo, M.R. ; de Rooij, N.F. ; Staufer, U. ; Frederix, P. ; Engel, A. ; Tonin, A. ; Hidber, H.R.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Microtechnol., Neuchatel Univ., Switzerland
Abstract :
In this paper, we report about the development of this multifunctional AFM probe. This insulated conductive probes to measure the topography of biological membranes.
Keywords :
atomic force microscopy; biomembranes; molecular biophysics; plasma CVD coatings; platinum compounds; probes; silicon compounds; Si/sub x/N/sub y/-Pt/sub x/Si/sub y/-Si/sub x/N/sub y/; SiO/sub 2/; biological membrane topography; cell biology; insulated conductive probes; multifunctional AFM probe; platinum-silicide tips; Atomic force microscopy; Atomic measurements; Biological cells; Biomembranes; Etching; Force measurement; Insulation; Probes; Proteins; Surface topography;
Conference_Titel :
Microprocesses and Nanotechnology Conference, 2003. Digest of Papers. 2003 International
Conference_Location :
Tokyo, Japan
Print_ISBN :
4-89114-040-2
DOI :
10.1109/IMNC.2003.1268774
