Nanoscale Liquid Interfaces Wetting, Patterning and Force Microscopy at the Molecular Scale

This book addresses the recent developments in the investigation and manipulation of liquids at the nanoscale. This new field has shown important breakthroughs on the basic understanding of physical mechanisms involving liquid interfaces, which led to applications in nanopatterning. It has also consequences in force microscopy imaging in liquid environment. The book proposes is a timely review of these various aspects. It is co-authored by 25 among the most prominent scientists in the field.

Interfaces and Nanowetting
Liquid structuration at solid–liquid interface: S. Jarvis
Wetting, roughness and hydrodynamic slip: O. Vinogradova
Wetting phenomena at nanometer scale: S. Dietrich, M. Rauscher M. Napiorkowski
Droplets morphology at nanometer scale: A. Checco
Nanomeniscus mechanical properties: JP Aimé, R. Boisgard T. Ondarçuhu
Liquid films in total wetting and liquid crystals: AM Cazabat
Stability of thin liquid films: G. Reiter
Surface nanobubbles: D. Lohse
Wetting in/of nanotubes and channels: D. Mattia
Nanofluidics: N. Tas

Applications in Nanopatterning
Manipulation of liquid nanodrops: T. Ondarçuhu, E. Dujardin
Capillary assembly of nanoparticles: L. Malaquin
Unconventional wet lithography: F. Biscarini
Meniscus alignment of DNA and carbon nanotubes: C. Khripin, M. Zheng, A. Jagota
Nanostructuration through nanomeniscus electrochemistry: R. Garcia.

AFM in liquids, molecular resolution on complex biosystems
Theory: AFM dynamic in liquid
Cantilever oscillating properties in liquid. J.E. Sader
Cantilever oscillating properties at proximity of a surface; Hydrodynamic interaction R. Boisgard, JP Aimé
High harmonic imaging: R. Garcia
Imaging physical properties of complex systems: A. Raman
Experiences: High resolution, proteins structures and membranes
AFM Molecular resolution on native membrane: S. Scheuring
AFM Molecular resolution on self assembled and biological system: T. Fukuma
High Speed AFM: T. Ando
Evanescent waves: particulates absorbates: D. Johannsmann