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Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications

Last updated July 15, 2026

Rising Stars

Fresh ink, massive impact

Researchers

1
Vilhjálmur Ásgeirsson
University of Iceland
2
Zekui Lyu
University of Macau
3
Natalie Fardian‐Melamed
Columbia University
4
Marius Bild
ETH Zurich
5
Alexander Henkes
Technische Universität Braunschweig
6
Yerzhan S. Zholdassov
The Graduate Center, CUNY
7
Deao Xu
Fudan University
8
Simay Aydonat
University of Wuppertal
9
Tetiana Serdiuk
ETH Zurich
10
Sang Ah Kim
Seoul National University

Papers

1
Kinetics of primary mechanochemical covalent-bond-forming reactions
RSC Mechanochemistry|2024
35 cit.
2
Spiking neural networks for nonlinear regression
Royal Society Open Science|2024
34 cit.
3
Design of a New <i>XY</i> Compliant Parallel Manipulator Based on Deployable Spatial Monolithic Structure
IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics|2024
15 cit.
4
Generative adversarial networks enable outlier detection and property monitoring for additive manufacturing of complex structures
Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence|2024
10 cit.
5
A compliant constant-force mechanism with sub-Newton force and millimeter stroke output
Sensors and Actuators A Physical|2024
6 cit.
6
A Microforce Sensor Incorporating a Flexible Force-Sensitive Mechanism and Interferometric Displacement Measurement
IEEE Sensors Journal|2024
4 cit.
7
Publication in Advanced Sensor Research (2024) [W4399752923]
Advanced Sensor Research|2024
0 cit.
8
Publication (2024) [W4404294381]
Unknown Journal|2024
0 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Drafting the new consensus

Researchers

1
Guillaume De Bo
University of Manchester
2
Romana Schirhagl
University Medical Center Groningen
3
Robert Göstl
University of Wuppertal
4
Limin Zhu
China Automotive Engineering Research Institute
5
Stephen Schrettl
Adolphe Merkle Institute
6
David Alsteens
UCLouvain
7
André Xuereb
University of Malta
8
Michael A. Nash
University of Basel
9
Charles E. Diesendruck
Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
10
S. Seidelin
Institut polytechnique de Grenoble

Papers

1
Force-controlled release of small molecules with a rotaxane actuator
Nature|2024
93 cit.
2
Leveraging mechanochemistry for sustainable polymer degradation
Polymer Journal|2024
77 cit.
3
Multivalent 9-O-Acetylated-sialic acid glycoclusters as potent inhibitors for SARS-CoV-2 infection
Nature Communications|2022
71 cit.
4
Understanding activity-stability tradeoffs in biocatalysts by enzyme proximity sequencing
Nature Communications|2024
67 cit.
5
Design, modeling, and test of a normal-stressed electromagnetic actuated compliant nano-positioning stage
Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing|2022
64 cit.
6
Mechanically robust supramolecular polymer co-assemblies
Nature Communications|2022
59 cit.
7
Functionalized Fluorescent Nanodiamonds for Simultaneous Drug Delivery and Quantum Sensing in HeLa Cells
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces|2022
56 cit.
8
Applying NV center-based quantum sensing to study intracellular free radical response upon viral infections
Redox Biology|2022
52 cit.
9
Nanoscale MRI for Selective Labeling and Localized Free Radical Measurements in the Acrosomes of Single Sperm Cells
ACS Nano|2022
42 cit.
10
Diamond‐Based Nanoscale Quantum Relaxometry for Sensing Free Radical Production in Cells
Small|2022
42 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Wrote the book, still writing it

Researchers

1
George M. Pharr
Texas A&M University
2
James Hone
Columbia University
3
Hermann E. Gaub
Mayo Clinic
4
Paul K. Hansma
University of California, Santa Barbara
5
Phillip B. Messersmith
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
6
Carlos Bustamante
QB3
7
Chad A. Mirkin
Northwestern University
8
George M. Whitesides
Harvard University
9
Enhua Wu
Institute of Software
10
Harald F. Hess
Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Papers

1
An improved technique for determining hardness and elastic modulus using load and displacement sensing indentation experiments
Journal of materials research/Pratt's guide to venture capital sources|1992
26.6k cit.
2
Measurement of the Elastic Properties and Intrinsic Strength of Monolayer Graphene
Science|2008
20.6k cit.
3
Squeeze-and-Excitation Networks
IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence|2019
12.5k cit.
4
Mussel-Inspired Surface Chemistry for Multifunctional Coatings
Science|2007
10.7k cit.
5
Imaging Intracellular Fluorescent Proteins at Nanometer Resolution
Science|2006
8.9k cit.
6
Measurement of hardness and elastic modulus by instrumented indentation: Advances in understanding and refinements to methodology
Journal of materials research/Pratt's guide to venture capital sources|2004
7.8k cit.
7
Self-Assembly at All Scales
Science|2002
7.4k cit.
8
Boron nitride substrates for high-quality graphene electronics
Nature Nanotechnology|2010
7k cit.
9
A DNA-based method for rationally assembling nanoparticles into macroscopic materials
Nature|1996
6.7k cit.
10
Rapid Prototyping of Microfluidic Systems in Poly(dimethylsiloxane)
Analytical Chemistry|1998
5.3k cit.

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