Applied Scanning Probe Methods XIII

1. Visualization of Epicuticular Grease on the Covering Wings in the Colorado Potato Beetle: A Scanning Probe Approach
D. Voigt, H. Peisker, S. Gorb

2. A Review on the Structure and Mechanical Properties of Mollusk Shells – Perspectives on Synthetic Biomimetic Materials
F. Barthelat, J.E. Rim, H.D. Espinosa

3. Electro-Oxidative Lithography and Self-Assembly Concepts for Bottom-Up Nanofabrication
S. Hoeppener, U.S. Schubert

4. Application of SPM and Related Techniques to the Mechanical Properties of Biotool Materials
T. Schöberl, I.L. Jäger, H.C. Lichtenegger

5. Nanomechanics and Microfluidics as a Tool for Unraveling Blood Clotting Disease
D.M. Steppich, S. Thalhammer, A. Wixforth, M.F. Schneider

6. Atomic Force Microscopic Study of Piezoelectric Polymers
Hyungoo Lee, Ke Wang, Taekwon Jee, Hong Liang

7. Quantitative Analysis of Surface Morphology and Applications
Maria Cecília Salvadori

8. Nanotribological Characterization of Carbonaceous Materials: Study of Diamond Coatings and Graphite
M. Schmitt, S. Bistac

9. Atomic Force Microscopy Studies of Aging Mechanisms in Lithium-Ion Batteries
S.C. Nagpure, B. Bhushan

Keywords: Chemistry, Nanotechnology, Surfaces and Interfaces, Thin Films, Polymer Sciences, Physical Chemistry, Solid State Physics and Spectroscopy