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Atomic force microscopy (AFM) or scanning force microscopy (SFM) is a very-high-resolution type of scanning probe microscopy (SPM), with demonstrated resolution on the order of fractions of a nanometer, more than 1000 times better than the optical diffraction limit.
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| conductivity or surface potential | instance of | Examples of such properties are mechanical properties like stiffness or adhesion strength and electrical properties | 0.80 | text |
| optical microscopy | instance of | the majority of SPM techniques are extensions of AFM that use this modality.Other microscopy technologiesThe major difference between atomic force microscopy and competing techn… | 0.80 | text |
| electron microscopy is that AFM does not use lenses or beam irradiation | instance of | the majority of SPM techniques are extensions of AFM that use this modality.Other microscopy technologiesThe major difference between atomic force microscopy and competing techn… | 0.80 | text |
| conductive atomic force microscopy | instance of | AFM techniques | 0.80 | text |
| optical microscopy | instance of | Other microscopy technologiesThe major difference between atomic force microscopy and competing technologies | 0.80 | text |
| electron microscopy is that AFM does not use lenses or beam irradiation | instance of | Other microscopy technologiesThe major difference between atomic force microscopy and competing technologies | 0.80 | text |
| fluorescent microscopy of infrared spectroscopy | instance of | AFM can also be combined with a variety of optical microscopy and spectroscopy techniques | 0.80 | text |
| giving rise to scanning near-field optical microscopy | instance of | AFM can also be combined with a variety of optical microscopy and spectroscopy techniques | 0.80 | text |
| nano-FTIR | instance of | AFM can also be combined with a variety of optical microscopy and spectroscopy techniques | 0.80 | text |
| further expanding its applicability | instance of | AFM can also be combined with a variety of optical microscopy and spectroscopy techniques | 0.80 | text |
| nanobiomechanics | instance of | including in fields | 0.80 | text |
| cell signaling | instance of | bond kinetics/dynamic bond strength and its role in chemical processes | 0.80 | text |
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