Publications

2024

Journal Articles

A polymer-semiconductor-ceramic cantilever for high-sensitivity fluidcompatible microelectromechanical systems

N. Hosseini; M. Neuenschwander; J. Adams; M. Winhold; O. Peric et al. 

Nature Electronics. 2024. Vol. 7, num. 7, p. 567 – 575. DOI : https://doi.org/10.1038/s41928-024-01195-z.

Revealing the Mechanism Underlying 3D-AFM Imaging of Suspended Structures by Experiments and Simulations

M. S. Alam; M. Penedo; T. Sumikama; K. Miyazawa; K. Hirahara et al. 

Small Methods. 2024. DOI : 10.1002/smtd.202400287.

Correlating cryo-super resolution radial fluctuations and dual-axis cryo-scanning transmission electron tomography to bridge the light-electron resolution gap (vol 215, 107982, 2023)

P. Kirchweger; D. Mullick; P. P. Swain; S. G. Wolf; M. Elbaum 

Journal Of Structural Biology. 2024. Vol. 216, num. 2, p. 108085. DOI : 10.1016/j.jsb.2024.108085.

High-Speed Atomic Force Microscopy Imaging of DNA Three-Point-Star Motif Self Assembly Using Photothermal Off-Resonance Tapping

V. Cencen; B. Ghadiani; S. H. Andany; M. Kangul; C. Tekin et al. 

Jove-Journal Of Visualized Experiments. 2024. num. 205, p. e66470. DOI : 10.3791/66470.

Combining thermal scanning probe lithography and dry etching for grayscale nanopattern amplification

B. Erbas; A. Conde-Rubio; X. Liu; J. Pernollet; Z. Wang et al. 

Microsystems & Nanoengineering. 2024. Vol. 10, num. 1, p. 28. DOI : 10.1038/s41378-024-00655-y.

Open-source microscope add-on for structured illumination microscopy

M. T. M. Hannebelle; E. Raeth; S. M. Leitao; T. Lukes; J. Pospisil et al. 

Nature Communications. 2024. Vol. 15, num. 1, p. 1550. DOI : 10.1038/s41467-024-45567-7.

Enhanced feedback performance in off-resonance AFM modes through pulse train sampling

M. Kangul; N. Asmari; S. H. Andany; M. Penedo; G. E. Fantner 

Beilstein Journal Of Nanotechnology. 2024. Vol. 15, p. 134 – 143. DOI : 10.3762/bjnano.15.13.

Mechanical morphotype switching as an adaptive response in mycobacteria

H. A. Eskandarian; Y-X. Chen; C. Toniolo; J. M. Belardinelli; Z. Palcekova et al. 

Science Advances. 2024. Vol. 10, num. 1, p. eadh7957. DOI : 10.1126/sciadv.adh7957.

Theses

Advances in High-Speed, Multiparametric Atomic Force Microscopy

S. H. Andany / G. Fantner (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2024. 

Data-Driven Methods for Controller Design in Atomic Force Microscopy

N. Asmari Saadabad / G. Fantner; A. Karimi (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2024. 

Advancements in Nanomechanical Characterization and Biomolecular Imaging with Atomic force Microscopy

V. Cencen / G. Fantner (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2024. 

2023

Journal Articles

Protocol for live imaging of intracellular nanoscale structures using atomic force microscopy with nanoneedle probes

T. Ichikawa; M. S. Alam; M. Penedo; K. Matsumoto; S. Fujita et al. 

Star Protocols. 2023. Vol. 4, num. 3, p. 102468. DOI : 10.1016/j.xpro.2023.102468.

Correlating cryo-super resolution radial fluctuations and dual-axis cryo-scanning transmission electron tomography to bridge the light-electron resolution gap

P. Kirchweger; D. Mullick; P. P. Swain; S. G. Wolf; M. Elbaum 

Journal Of Structural Biology. 2023. Vol. 215, num. 3, p. 107982. DOI : 10.1016/j.jsb.2023.107982.

Spatially multiplexed single-molecule translocations through a nanopore at controlled speeds

S. M. Leitao; V. Navikas; H. Miljkovic; B. Drake; S. Marion et al. 

Nature Nanotechnology. 2023. DOI : 10.1038/s41565-023-01412-4.

Reviews

Label-Free Long-Term Methods for Live Cell Imaging of Neurons: New Opportunities

Z. Baricevic; Z. Ayar; S. M. Leitao; M. Mladinic; G. E. Fantner et al. 

Biosensors-Basel. 2023. Vol. 13, num. 3, p. 404. DOI : 10.3390/bios13030404.

Theses

Advancing atomic force microscopy through open source instrumentation

M. Kangül / G. Fantner (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2023. 

Time-Resolved Scanning Ion Conductance Microscopy and Single-Molecule Spectroscopy

S. Mendes Leitão / G. Fantner (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2023. 

2022

Journal Articles

Computed Three-Dimensional Atomic Force Microscopy Images of Biopolymers Using the Jarzynski Equality

T. Sumikama; F. F. Canova; D. Z. Gao; M. Penedo; K. Miyazawa et al. 

Journal Of Physical Chemistry Letters. 2022. Vol. 13, num. 23, p. 5365 – 5371. DOI : 10.1021/acs.jpclett.2c01093.

Conference Papers

Data-Driven Feedforward Hysteresis Compensation with Genetic Algorithm for Atomic Force Microscope

N. Asmari; M. Kangul; S. H. Andany; A. Karimi; G. E. Fantner 

2022. 5th International Conference on Manipulation, Automation, and Robotics at Small Scales (MARSS), Toronto, CANADA, Jul 25-29, 2022. DOI : 10.1109/MARSS55884.2022.9870479.

Theses

A new versatile hybrid MEMS technology for high sensitivity, fluid proof sensing applications.

M. Neuenschwander / G. Fantner (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2022. 

2021

Journal Articles

Cancer-cell stiffening via cholesterol depletion enhances adoptive T-cell immunotherapy

K. Lei; A. Kurum; M. Kaynak; L. Bonati; Y. Han et al. 

Nature Biomedical Engineering. 2021. Vol. 5, p. 1411 – 1425. DOI : 10.1038/s41551-021-00826-6.

Visualizing intracellular nanostructures of living cells by nanoendoscopy-AFM

M. Penedo; K. Miyazawa; N. Okano; H. Furusho; T. Ichikawa et al. 

Science Advances. 2021. Vol. 7, num. 52, p. eabj4990. DOI : 10.1126/sciadv.abj4990.

Kinetic and structural roles for the surface in guiding SAS-6 self-assembly to direct centriole architecture

N. Banterle; A. P. Nievergelt; S. de Buhr; G. N. Hatzopoulos; C. Brillard et al. 

Nature Communications. 2021. Vol. 12, num. 1, p. 6180. DOI : 10.1038/s41467-021-26329-1.

Tuning SAS-6 architecture with monobodies impairs distinct steps of centriole assembly

G. N. Hatzopoulos; T. Kuekenshoener; N. Banterle; T. Favez; I. Flueckiger et al. 

Nature Communications. 2021. Vol. 12, num. 1, p. 3805. DOI : 10.1038/s41467-021-23897-0.

Seeing and Touching the Mycomembrane at the Nanoscale

A. Viljoen; E. Räth; J. D. Mckinney; G. Fantner; Y. F. Dufrêne et al. 

Journal of Bacteriology. 2021. Vol. 203, num. 10, p. e00547 – 20. DOI : 10.1128/JB.00547-20.

Instruments of change for academic tool development comment

G. E. Fantner; A. C. Oates 

Nature Physics. 2021. Vol. 17, p. 421 – 424. DOI : 10.1038/s41567-021-01221-3.

Cell penetration efficiency analysis of different atomic force microscopy nanoneedles into living cells

M. Penedo; T. Shirokawa; M. S. Alam; K. Miyazawa; T. Ichikawa et al. 

Scientific Reports. 2021. Vol. 11, num. 1, p. 7756. DOI : 10.1038/s41598-021-87319-3.

Mechanical Properties of Soft Biological Membranes for Organ-on-a-Chip Assessed by Bulge Test and AFM

P. Zamprogno; G. Thoma; V. Cencen; D. Ferrari; B. Putz et al. 

ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering. 2021. Vol. 7, num. 7, p. 2990 – 2997. DOI : 10.1021/acsbiomaterials.0c00515.

Conference Papers

Self-Actuated Polymer-Based Cantilevers With Sharp Silicon Tips For High-Speed Atomic Force Microscopy

M. Neuenschwander; S. H. Andany; M. Kanguel; N. Hosseini; G. E. Fantner 

2021. 21st International Conference on Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems (Transducers), ELECTR NETWORK, Jun 20-25, 2021. p. 22 – 25. DOI : 10.1109/TRANSDUCERS50396.2021.9495715.

Reviews

The role of convolutional neural networks in scanning probe microscopy: a review

I. Azuri; I. Rosenhek-Goldian; N. Regev-Rudzki; G. Fantner; S. R. Cohen 

Beilstein Journal Of Nanotechnology. 2021. Vol. 12, p. 878 – 901. DOI : 10.3762/bjnano.12.66.

Student Projects

Métamorphose de la place d’armes de Moudon. Une interface intégrative entre requérants d’asile et société civile suisse

Z. Ryser 

2021.

2020

Journal Articles

Parietal Structures of Escherichia coli Can Impact the D-Cateslytin Antibacterial Activity

F. Quiles̀; D. Barth; O. Peric; G. Fantner; G. Francius 

ACS Chemical Biology. 2020. Vol. 15, num. 10, p. 2801 – 2814. DOI : 10.1021/acschembio.0c00622.

An atomic force microscope integrated with a helium ion microscope for correlative nanoscale characterization

S. H. Andany; G. Hlawacek; S. Hummel; C. Brillard; M. Kanguel et al. 

Beilstein Journal Of Nanotechnology. 2020. Vol. 11, p. 1272 – 1279. DOI : 10.3762/bjnano.11.111.

High-Throughput Nanocapillary Filling Enabled by Microwave Radiation for Scanning Ion Conductance Microscopy Imaging

V. Navikas; S. M. Leitão; S. Marion; S. J. Davis; B. Drake et al. 

ACS Applied Nano Materials. 2020. Vol. 3, num. 8, p. 7829 – 7834. DOI : 10.1021/acsanm.0c01345.

Blue-shift ultrasensitivity using rhombus-shaped plasmonic crystal on Si3N4 membrane

F. Sohrabi; D. Etezadi; Y. Jahani; E. Mohammadi; B. Ghadiani et al. 

Optical Materials Express. 2020. Vol. 10, num. 7, p. 1649 – 1658. DOI : 10.1364/OME.392257.

Volcano-Shaped Scanning Probe Microscopy Probe for Combined Force-Electrogram Recordings from Excitable Cells

B. X. E. Desbiolles; M. T. M. Hannebelle; E. de Coulon; A. Bertsch; S. Rohr et al. 

Nano Letters. 2020. Vol. 20, num. 6, p. 4520 – 4529. DOI : 10.1021/acs.nanolett.0c01319.

A biphasic growth model for cell pole elongation in mycobacteria

M. T. M. Hannebelle; J. X. Y. Ven; C. Toniolo; H. A. Eskandarian; G. Vuaridel-Thurre et al. 

Nature Communications. 2020. Vol. 11, p. 452. DOI : 10.1038/s41467-019-14088-z.

Overlapping and essential roles for molecular and mechanical mechanisms in mycobacterial cell division

P. D. Odermatt; M. T. M. Hannebelle; H. A. Eskandarian; A. P. Nievergelt; J. D. McKinney et al. 

Nature Physics. 2020. Vol. 16, p. 57 – 62. DOI : 10.1038/s41567-019-0679-1.

Scratching the Surface: Bacterial Cell Envelopes at the Nanoscale

A. Viljoen; S. J. Foster; G. Fantner; J. K. Hobbs; Y. F. Dufrene 

Mbio. 2020. Vol. 11, num. 1, p. e03020 – 19. DOI : 10.1128/mBio.03020-19.

Theses

Time-lapse high-resolution microscopy to study the morphogenesis of microorganisms

M. T. M. Hannebelle / G. Fantner; J. McKinney (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2020. 

2019

Journal Articles

Integration of sharp silicon nitride tips into high-speed SU8 cantilevers in a batch fabrication process

N. Hosseini; M. Neuenschwander; O. Peric; S. Andany; J. D. Adams et al. 

Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology. 2019. Vol. 10, p. 2357 – 2363. DOI : 10.3762/bjnano.10.226.

Single-molecule kinetics of pore assembly by the membrane attack complex

E. S. Parsons; G. J. Stanley; A. L. B. Pyne; A. W. Hodel; A. P. Nievergelt et al. 

Nature Communications. 2019. Vol. 10, p. 2066. DOI : 10.1038/s41467-019-10058-7.

Increased drug permeability of a stiffened mycobacterial outer membrane in cells lacking MFS transporter Rv1410 and lipoprotein LprG

M. Hohl; S. Remm; H. A. Eskandarian; M. Dal Molin; F. M. Arnold et al. 

Molecular Microbiology. 2019. Vol. 111, num. 5, p. 1263 – 1282. DOI : 10.1111/mmi.14220.

Detecting topological variations of DNA at single-molecule level

K. Liu; C. Pan; A. Kühn; A. P. Nievergelt; G. Fantner et al. 

Nature Communications. 2019. Vol. 10, p. 3. DOI : 10.1038/s41467-018-07924-1.

Large‐Range HS‐AFM Imaging of DNA Self‐Assembly through In Situ Data‐Driven Control

A. P. Nievergelt; C. M. Kammer; C. Brillard; E. E. Kurisinkal; M. Bastings et al. 

Small Methods. 2019. Vol. 3, p. 1900031. DOI : 10.1002/smtd.201900031.

Conference Papers

Batch Fabrication of Multilayer Polymer Cantilevers with Integrated Hard Tips for High-Speed Atomic Force Microscopy

N. Hosseini; O. Peric; M. Neuenschwander; S. Andany; J. D. Adams et al. 

2019. Transducers & Eurosensors XXXIII, Berlin, Germany, June 23-27, 2019. DOI : 10.1109/TRANSDUCERS.2019.8808606.

Time-Lapse Atomic Force Microscopy Reveals New End Take Off (Neto) Dynamics in Mycobacteria

M. T. M. Hannebelle; J. X. Y. Ven; H. A. Eskandarian; C. Toniolo; A. P. D. Nievergelt et al. 

2019. 63rd Annual Meeting of the Biophysical-Society, Baltimore, MD, Mar 02-06, 2019. p. 324A – 324A. DOI : 10.1016/j.bpj.2018.11.1757.

Comparison of Different Precision Pseudo Resistor Realizations in the DC-Feedback of Capacitive Transimpedance Amplifiers

M. Haeberle; D. Djekic; M. Rajabzadeh; G. E. Fantner; K. Lips et al. 

2019. 26th IEEE International Conference on Electronics, Circuits and Systems (ICECS), Genoa, ITALY, Nov 27-29, 2019. p. 699 – 702. DOI : 10.1109/ICECS46596.2019.8965196.

Ultralow-power chip-based soliton microcombs for photonic integration

J. Liu; A. S. Raja; M. Karpov; B. Ghadiani; M. H. P. Pfeiffer et al. 

2019. Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition (OFC), San Diego, CA, Mar 03-07, 2019. DOI : 10.1364/OFC.2019.W1C.2.

Theses

A novel microfabrication platform for hybrid multilayer MEMS

N. Hosseini / G. Fantner (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2019. 

2018

Journal Articles

Air and Water-Stable n-Type Doping and Encapsulation of Flexible MoS2 Devices with SU8

Y-C. Kung; N. Hosseini; D. Dumcenco; G. E. Fantner; A. Kis 

Advanced Electronic Materials. 2018.  p. 1800492. DOI : 10.1002/aelm.201800492.

Monolithic Fabrication of Silicon Nanowires Bridging Thick Silicon Structures

Z. Tasdemir; O. Peric; D. Sacchetto; G. E. Fantner; Y. Leblebici et al. 

Ieee Transactions On Nanotechnology. 2018. Vol. 17, num. 6, p. 1299 – 1302. DOI : 10.1109/TNANO.2018.2868712.

Maturing Mycobacterium smegmatis peptidoglycan requires non-canonical crosslinks to maintain shape

C. Baranowski; M. A. Welsh; L-T. Sham; H. A. Eskandarian; H. C. Lim et al. 

Elife. 2018. Vol. 7, p. e37516. DOI : 10.7554/eLife.37516.

Multicolor single-particle reconstruction of protein complexes

C. Sieben; N. Banterle; P. Gönczy; K. M. Douglass; S. Manley 

Nature Methods. 2018. Vol. 15, num. 10, p. 777 – 780. DOI : 10.1038/s41592-018-0140-x.

Photothermal Off-Resonance Tapping for Rapid and Gentle Atomic Force Imaging of Live Cells

A. P. Nievergelt; C. Brillard; H. A. Eskandarian; J. McKinney; G. Fantner 

International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2018. Vol. 19, num. 10, p. 2984. DOI : 10.3390/ijms19102984.

High-speed photothermal off-resonance atomic force microscopy reveals assembly routes of centriolar scaffold protein SAS-6

A. P. Nievergelt; N. Banterle; S. H. Andany; P. Gönczy; G. E. Fantner 

Nature Nanotechnology. 2018. Vol. 13, num. 8, p. 696 – 701. DOI : 10.1038/s41565-018-0149-4.

Reducing uncertainties in energy dissipation measurements in atomic force spectroscopy of molecular networks and cell-adhesion studies

S. Biswas; S. Leitao; Q. Theillaud; B. W. Erickson; G. Fantner 

Scientific Reports. 2018. Vol. 8, num. 1, p. 9390. DOI : 10.1038/s41598-018-26979-0.

A second harmonic based resonance characterization method for MEMS electrostatic resonators

E. Aydin; F. Gokce; M. Kangul; O. Zorlu; H. Kulah 

Sensors And Actuators A-Physical. 2018. Vol. 274, p. 220 – 230. DOI : 10.1016/j.sna.2018.03.013.

A 0.1% THD, 1-M Omega to 1-G Omega Tunable, Temperature-Compensated Transimpedance Amplifier Using a Multi-Element Pseudo-Resistor

D. Djekic; G. Fantner; K. Lips; M. Ortmanns; J. Anders 

IEEE JOURNAL OF SOLID-STATE CIRCUITS. 2018. Vol. 53, num. 7, p. 1913 – 1923. DOI : 10.1109/JSSC.2018.2820701.

Hole-Collection Mechanism in Passivating Metal-Oxide Contacts on Si Solar Cells: Insights From Numerical Simulations

R. Vijayan; S. Essig; S. De Wolf; B. Ramanathan; P. Loper et al. 

IEEE JOURNAL OF PHOTOVOLTAICS. 2018. Vol. 8, num. 2, p. 473 – 482. DOI : 10.1109/JPHOTOV.2018.2796131.

Conference Papers

Division site selection linked to pole growth dynamics and cell surface wave troughs in mycobacteria

H. A. Eskandarian 

2018. The 2018 American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB) annual meeting, San Diego, California, US, December 8-12, 2018.

An analog high-speed single-cycle lock-in amplifier for next generation AFM experiments

B. Schlecker; A. Nievergelt; M. Ortmanns; G. Fantner; J. Anders 

2018. 17th IEEE SENSORS Conference, New Delhi, INDIA, Oct 28-31, 2018. p. 168 – 171. DOI : 10.1109/ICSENS.2018.8589857.

An integrator-differentiator TIA using a multi-element pseudo-resistor in its DC servo loop for enhanced noise performance

M. Haeberle; D. Djekic; G. E. Fantner; K. Lips; M. Ortmanns et al. 

2018. 44th IEEE European Solid State Circuits Conference (ESSCIRC), Dresden, GERMANY, Sep 03-06, 2018. p. 294 – 297. DOI : 10.1109/ESSCIRC.2018.8494290.

Theses

Bacterial traps and advances in nanobiotechnology for atomic force microscopy

O. Peric / G. Fantner (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2018. 

Advances in High-Speed Atomic Force Microscopy

A. P. Nievergelt / G. Fantner (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2018. 

2017

Journal Articles

Digitally controlled analog proportional-integral-derivative (PID) controller for high-speed scanning probe microscopy

M. Dukic; V. Todorov; S. Andany; A. P. Nievergelt; C. Yang et al. 

Review of Scientific Instruments. 2017. Vol. 88, num. 12, p. 123712. DOI : 10.1063/1.5010181.

Rise time reduction of thermal actuators operated in air and water through optimized pre-shaped open-loop driving

T. Larsen; J. C. Doll; F. Loizeau; N. Hosseini; A. W. Peng et al. 

Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering. 2017. Vol. 27, num. 4, p. 045005. DOI : 10.1088/1361-6439/aa5fd2.

Microfluidic bacterial traps for simultaneous fluorescence and atomic force microscopy

O. Peric; M. Hannebelle; J. D. Adams; G. E. Fantner 

Nano Research. 2017. Vol. 10, num. 11, p. 3896 – 3908. DOI : 10.1007/s12274-017-1604-5.

A versatile atomic force microscope integrated with a scanning electron microscope

J. Kreith; T. Strunz; E. J. Fantner; G. E. Fantner; M. J. Cordill 

Review of Scientific Instruments. 2017. Vol. 88, num. 5, p. 053704. DOI : 10.1063/1.4983317.

Division site selection linked to inherited cell surface wave troughs in mycobacteria

H. A. Eskandarian; P. D. Odermatt; J. X. Y. Ven; M. T. M. Hannebelle; A. P. Nievergelt et al. 

Nature Microbiology. 2017. Vol. 2, p. 17094. DOI : 10.1038/nmicrobiol.2017.94.

Probing the Morphology and Evolving Dynamics of 3D Printed Nanostructures Using High-Speed Atomic Force Microscopy

C. Yang; R. Winkler; M. Dukic; J. Zhao; H. Plank et al. 

Acs Applied Materials & Interfaces. 2017. Vol. 9, num. 29, p. 24456 – 24461. DOI : 10.1021/acsami.7b07762.

Single-molecule kinetic analysis of HP1-chromatin binding reveals a dynamic network of histone modification and DNA interactions

L. C. Bryan; D. R. Weilandt; A. L. Bachmann; S. Kilic; C. C. Lechner et al. 

Nucleic Acids Research. 2017. Vol. 45, num. 18, p. 10504 – 10517. DOI : 10.1093/nar/gkx697.

Conference Papers

Data-Driven Controller Design for Atomic-Force Microscopy

C. M. Kammer; A. P. Nievergelt; G. Fantner; A. Karimi 

2017. 20th World Congress of IFAC, Toulouse, France, August 27-30, 2017.

Components for high-speed atomic force microscopy optimized for low phase-lag

A. P. Nievergelt; S. H. Andany; J. D. Adams; M. T. Hannebelle; G. E. Fantner 

2017. 2017 IEEE International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (AIM), Munich, Germany, 3-7 July 2017. p. 731 – 736. DOI : 10.1109/AIM.2017.8014104.

2016

Journal Articles

Chronic inflammation imposes aberrant cell fate in regenerating epithelia through mechanotransduction

C. S. Nowell; P. D. Odermatt; L. Azzolin; S. Hohnel; E. F. Wagner et al. 

Nature Cell Biology. 2016. Vol. 18, num. 2, p. 168 – 180. DOI : 10.1038/ncb3290.

Direct-write nanoscale printing of nanogranular tunnelling strain sensors for sub-micrometre cantilevers

M. Dukic; M. Winhold; C. H. Schwalb; J. D. Adams; V. Stavrov et al. 

Nature Communications. 2016. Vol. 7, p. 12487. DOI : 10.1038/ncomms12487.

Design of a high-bandwidth tripod scanner for high speed atomic force microscopy

C. Yang; J. Yan; M. Dukic; N. Hosseini; J. Zhao et al. 

Scanning. 2016. Vol. 38, num. 6, p. 889 – 900. DOI : 10.1002/sca.21338.

A monolithic MEMS position sensor for closed-loop high-speed atomic force microscopy

N. Hosseini; A. P. Nievergelt; J. D. Adams; V. T. Stavrov; G. E. Fantner 

Nanotechnology. 2016. Vol. 27, num. 13, p. 135705. DOI : 10.1088/0957-4484/27/13/135705.

Harnessing the damping properties of materials for high-speed atomic force microscopy

J. Adams; B. Erickson; J. Grossenbacher; J. Brugger; A. P. Nievergelt et al. 

Nature Nanotechnology. 2016. Vol. 11, p. 147 – 151. DOI : 10.1038/NNANO.2015.254.

Theses

Advances in self-sensing techniques for atomic force microscopy

M. Đukić Pjanić / G. Fantner (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2016. 

Mechanical and Functional Study of Cell Physiology at the Nanoscale

P. D. Odermatt / G. Fantner (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2016. 

2015

Journal Articles

Piezoresistive AFM cantilevers surpassing standard optical beam deflection in low noise topography imaging

M. Dukic; J. D. Adams; G. E. Fantner 

Scientific Reports. 2015. Vol. 5, num. 1, p. 16393. DOI : 10.1038/srep16393.

Growth and dissolution of calcite in the presence of adsorbed stearic acid

M. Ricci; J. J. Segura; B. Erickson; G. Fantner; F. Stellacci et al. 

Langmuir. 2015. Vol. 31, num. 27, p. 7563 – 7571. DOI : 10.1021/acs.langmuir.5b01732.

High-Resolution Correlative Microscopy: Bridging the Gap between Single Molecule Localization Microscopy and Atomic Force Microscopy

P. D. Odermatt; A. Shivanandan; H. Deschout; R. Jankele; A. P. Nievergelt et al. 

Nano Letters. 2015.  p. 150706114522005. DOI : 10.1021/acs.nanolett.5b00572.

A Compressible Scaffold for Minimally Invasive Delivery of Large Intact Neuronal Networks

A. Béduer; T. Braschler; O. Peric; G. E. Fantner; S. Mosser et al. 

Advanced Healthcare Materials. 2015. Vol. 4, num. 2, p. 301 – 312. DOI : 10.1002/adhm.201400250.

Monolithic fabrication of silicon nanowires bridging thick silicon structures

Z. Tasdemir; O. Peric; D. Sacchetto; G. Fantner; Y. Leblebici et al. 

IEEE Nanotechnology Express. 2015. Vol. 1, p. 2 – 5. DOI : 10.1109/XNANO.2015.2469312.

Studying biological membranes with extended range high-speed atomic force microscopy

A. P. Nievergelt; B. W. Erickson; N. Hosseini; J. D. Adams; G. E. Fantner 

Scientific Reports. 2015. Vol. 5, p. 11987. DOI : 10.1038/srep11987.

2014

Journal Articles

Single-Cycle-PLL Detection for Real-Time FM-AFM Applications

B. Schlecker; M. Dukic; B. Erickson; M. Ortmanns; G. Fantner et al. 

IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON BIOMEDICAL CIRCUITS AND SYSTEMS. 2014. Vol. 8, num. 2, p. 206 – 215. DOI : 10.1109/TBCAS.2014.2307696.

High-speed imaging upgrade for a standard sample scanning atomic force microscope using small cantilevers

J. Adams; A. Nievergelt; B. Erickson; C. Yang; M. Dukic et al. 

Review of Scientific Instruments. 2014. Vol. 85, num. 9, p. 093702. DOI : 10.1063/1.4895460.

High-frequency multimodal atomic force microscopy

A. P. Nievergelt; J. D. Adams; P. D. Odermatt; G. E. Fantner 

Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology. 2014. Vol. 5, p. 2459 – 2467. DOI : 10.3762/bjnano.5.255.

Nanoscale Calorimetry Reveals Higher Stability of Cholesterol Induced Nanoscale Domains in Lipid Bilayers

G. E. Fantner; B. W. Erickson 

Microscopy and Microanalysis. 2014. Vol. 20, num. S3, p. 2072 – 2073. DOI : 10.1017/S1431927614012094.

Conference Papers

Top-Down Fabrication of Silicon Nanowires in Ultra-deep Trenches

Z. Tasdemir; D. Sacchetto; O. Peric; G. Fantner; Y. Leblebici et al. 

2014. 40th International Conference on Micro and Nano Engineering, Lausanne, Switzerland, September 22-26, 2014.

2013

Conference Papers

PLL-based high-speed demodulation of FM signals for real-time AFM applications

B. Schlecker; M. Ortmanns; J. Anders; G. Fantner 

2013. 2013 IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems (ISCAS), Beijing, China, 19-23 05 2013. p. 197 – 200. DOI : 10.1109/ISCAS.2013.6571816.

Novel electronics for high-speed FM-AFM in life science applications

B. Schlecker; M. Ortmanns; J. Anders; G. Fantner 

2013. 2013 European Conference on Circuit Theory and Design (ECCTD), Dresden, Germany, 8-12 09 2013. p. 1 – 4. DOI : 10.1109/ECCTD.2013.6662241.

Analysis of local deformation effects in resistive strain sensing of a submicron-thickness AFM cantilever

J. D. Adams; C. H. Schwalb; M. Winhold; M. Dukic; M. Huth et al. 

2013. SPIE Conference on Smart Sensors, Actuators, and MEMS VI, Grenoble, France, April 24-26, 2013. DOI : 10.1117/12.2018034.

2012

Journal Articles

Large-scale analysis of high-speed atomic force microscopy data sets using adaptive image processing

B. W. Erickson; S. Coquoz; J. D. Adams; D. J. Burns; G. E. Fantner 

Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology. 2012. Vol. 3, p. 747 – 758. DOI : 10.3762/bjnano.3.84.

Focused electron beam induced deposition: A perspective

M. Huth; F. Porrati; C. Schwalb; M. Winhold; R. Sachser et al. 

Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology. 2012. Vol. 3, p. 597 – 619. DOI : 10.3762/bjnano.3.70.

Conference Papers

Automatic lateral resonance identification from cantilever deflection information in high speed atomic force microscopy

D. Burns; G. Fantner; K. Youcef-Toumi 

2012.  p. 3240 – 3246. DOI : 10.1109/ACC.2012.6315085.

A vibration suppression approach to high-speed atomic force microscopy

I. Bozchalooi; K. Youcef-Toumi; D. Burns; G. Fantner 

2012.  p. 3797 – 3802. DOI : 10.1109/ACC.2012.6315281.

Reviews

Increased imaging speed and force sensitivity for bio-applications with small cantilevers using a conventional AFM setup

M. Leitner; G. E. Fantner; E. J. Fantner; K. Ivanova; T. Ivanov et al. 

Micron. 2012. Vol. 43, num. 12, p. 1399 – 1407. DOI : 10.1016/j.micron.2012.05.007.

2011

Journal Articles

Compensator design for improved counterbalancing in high speed atomic force microscopy

I. S. Bozchalooi; K. Youcef-Toumi; D. J. Burns; G. E. Fantner 

Review of Scientific Instruments. 2011. Vol. 82, num. 11, p. 113712. DOI : 10.1063/1.3663070.

Indirect identification and compensation of lateral scanner resonances in atomic force microscopes

D. J. Burns; K. Youcef-Toumi; G. E. Fantner 

Nanotechnology. 2011. Vol. 22, num. 31, p. 315701. DOI : 10.1088/0957-4484/22/31/315701.

Patents

Method for scanning sample involves providing compensatory signal to actuator after generating compensatory signal on first component of data signal generated by sensor

D. J. Burns; G. E. Fantner; K. Youcef-Toumi 

EP2577326; EP2577326; US8347409; WO2011149684; WO2011149684; US2011289635.

2011.

2010

Journal Articles

Type I Collagen Exists as a Distribution of Nanoscale Morphologies in Teeth, Bones, and Tendons

J. M. Wallace; Q. S. Chen; M. Fang; B. Erickson; B. G. Orr et al. 

Langmuir. 2010. Vol. 26, num. 10, p. 7349 – 7354. DOI : 10.1021/la100006a.

Physicochemical and Electrochemical Properties of Etched GaP(111)A and GaP(111)B Surfaces

J. Mukherjee; B. Erickson; S. Maldonado 

Journal of the Electrochemical Society. 2010. Vol. 157, num. 4, p. H487 – H495. DOI : 10.1149/1.3314305.

Virus-Templated Assembly of Porphyrins into Light-Harvesting Nanoantennae

Y. S. Nam; T. Shin; H. Park; A. P. Magyar; K. Choi et al. 

Journal of the American Chemical Society. 2010. Vol. 132, num. 5, p. 1462 – 1463. DOI : 10.1021/ja908812b.

Distribution of type I collagen morphologies in bone: Relation to estrogen depletion

J. M. Wallace; B. Erickson; C. M. Les; B. G. Orr; M. M. B. Holl 

Bone. 2010. Vol. 46, num. 5, p. 1349 – 1354. DOI : 10.1016/j.bone.2009.11.020.

Kinetics of antimicrobial peptide activity measured on individual bacterial cells using high-speed atomic force microscopy

G. E. Fantner; R. J. Barbero; D. S. Gray; A. M. Belcher 

Nature Nanotechnology. 2010. Vol. 5, num. 4, p. 280 – 285. DOI : 10.1038/nnano.2010.29.

2009

Journal Articles

The effect of NaF in vitro on the mechanical and material properties of trabecular and cortical bone

P. J. Thurner; B. Erickson; P. Turner; R. Jungmann; J. Lelujian et al. 

Advanced Materials. 2009. Vol. 21, num. 4, p. 451 – 457. DOI : 10.1002/adma.200801204.

Use of self-actuating and self-sensing cantilevers for imaging biological samples in fluid

G. E. Fantner; W. Schumann; R. J. Barbero; A. Deutschinger; V. Todorov et al. 

Nanotechnology. 2009. Vol. 20, num. 43, p. 434003. DOI : 10.1088/0957-4484/20/43/434003.

DMCMN: In Depth Characterization and Control of AFM Cantilevers With Integrated Sensing and Actuation

G. E. Fantner; D. J. Burns; A. M. Belcher; I. W. Rangelow; K. Youcef-Toumi 

Journal of Dynamic Systems Measurement and Control-Transactions of the Asme. 2009. Vol. 131, num. 6, p. 061104. DOI : 10.1115/1.4000378.

The bone diagnostic instrument II: Indentation distance increase (vol 79, 064303, 2008)

P. Hansma; P. Turner; B. Drake; E. Yurtsev; A. Proctor et al. 

Review of Scientific Instruments. 2009. Vol. 80, num. 6, p. 069901. DOI : 10.1063/1.3142471.

2008

Journal Articles

Interactions of poly(amidoamine) dendrimers with Survanta lung surfactant: The importance of lipid domains

B. Erickson; S. C. DiMaggio; D. G. Mullen; C. V. Kelly; P. R. Leroueil et al. 

Langmuir. 2008. Vol. 24, num. 19, p. 11003 – 11008. DOI : 10.1021/La801497d.

POLY 458-Poly(amidoamine) dendrimer binding, pore formation, and supramolecular structure with phospholipids

C. V. Kelly; M. G. Liroff; P. R. Leroueil; D. G. Mullen; B. W. Erickson et al. 

Abstracts of Papers of the American Chemical Society. 2008. Vol. 235, p. 458 – POLY.

COLL 291-Polymer nanoparticle interactions with cell membranes

M. B. Holl; J. M. Chen; B. W. Erickson; C. V. Kelly; P. R. Leroueil et al. 

Abstracts of Papers of the American Chemical Society. 2008. Vol. 235, p. 291 – COLL.

The bone diagnostic instrument II: Indentation distance increase

P. Hansma; P. Turner; B. Drake; E. Yurtsev; A. Proctor et al. 

Review of Scientific Instruments. 2008. Vol. 79, num. 6, p. 064303. DOI : 10.1063/1.2937199.

Effect of Ca2+ ions on the adhesion and mechanical properties of adsorbed layers of human osteopontin

B. Zappone; P. J. Thurner; J. Adams; G. E. Fantner; P. K. Hansma 

Biophysical Journal. 2008. Vol. 95, num. 6, p. 2939 – 2950. DOI : 10.1529/biophysj.108.135889.

Molecular energy dissipation in nanoscale networks of dentin matrix protein 1 is strongly dependent on ion valence

J. Adams; G. E. Fantner; L. W. Fisher; P. K. Hansma 

Nanotechnology. 2008. Vol. 19, num. 38, p. 384008. DOI : 10.1088/0957-4484/19/38/384008.

2007

Journal Articles

Nanoscale ion mediated networks in bone: Osteopontin can repeatedly dissipate large amounts of energy

G. E. Fantner; J. Adams; P. Turner; P. J. Thurner; L. W. Fisher et al. 

Nano Letters. 2007. Vol. 7, num. 8, p. 2491 – 2498. DOI : 10.1021/nl0712769.

Protective coatings on extensible biofibres

N. Holten-Andersen; G. E. Fantner; S. Hohlbauch; J. H. Waite; F. W. Zok 

Nature Materials. 2007. Vol. 6, num. 9, p. 669 – 672. DOI : 10.1038/nmat1956.

The role of calcium and magnesium in the concrete tubes of the sandcastle worm

C. Sun; G. E. Fantner; J. Adams; P. K. Hansma; J. H. Waite 

Journal of Experimental Biology. 2007. Vol. 210, num. 8, p. 1481 – 1488. DOI : 10.1242/jeb.02759.

In situ observation of fluoride-ion-induced hydroxyapatite-collagen detachment on bone fracture surfaces by atomic force microscopy

J. H. Kindt; P. J. Thurner; M. E. Lauer; B. L. Bosma; G. Schitter et al. 

Nanotechnology. 2007. Vol. 18, num. 13, p. 135102. DOI : 10.1088/0957-4484/18/13/135102.

High-speed photography of compressed human trabecular bone correlates whitening to microscopic damage

P. J. Thurner; B. Erickson; R. Jungmann; Z. Schriock; J. C. Weaver et al. 

Engineering Fracture Mechanics. 2007. Vol. 74, num. 12, p. 1928 – 1941. DOI : 10.1016/j.engfracmech.2006.05.024.

Hierarchical assembly of the siliceous skeletal lattice of the hexactinellid sponge Euplectella aspergillum

J. C. Weaver; J. Aizenberg; G. E. Fantner; D. Kisailus; A. Woesz et al. 

Journal of Structural Biology. 2007. Vol. 158, num. 1, p. 93 – 106. DOI : 10.1016/j.jsb.2006.10.027.

Conference Papers

Imaging Cellular and Viral Materials with Small Cantilevers Developed for High Speed Atomic Force Microscopy

G. E. Fantner; T. Ivanov; K. Ivanova; D. Gray; I. W. Rangelow et al. 

2007. Nanoscale Phenomena in Functional Materials by Scanning Probe Microscopy, Boston, MA; United States, 26-30 November 2007. DOI : 10.1557/PROC-1025-B03-03.

Patents

Bone fracture risk assessing method involves inserting test probe through periosteum and soft tissue on bone, so as to evaluate resistance of bone to microscopic fracture

P. Hansma; D. Rehn; G. Fantner; P. Turner 

CA2607146; US2013204164; US8398568; JP4918086; US2011152724; US7878987; CN101166464; EP1885272; JP2008539884; CN101166464; EP1885272; WO2006121737; US2007276292; AU2006244518; CA2607146; WO2006121737.

2007.

2006

Journal Articles

Applied physics – High-speed atomic force microscopy

P. K. Hansma; G. Schitter; G. E. Fantner; C. Prater 

Science. 2006. Vol. 314, num. 5799, p. 601 – 602. DOI : 10.1126/science.1133497.

Bone diagnostic instrument

P. K. Hansma; P. J. Turner; G. E. Fantner 

Review of Scientific Instruments. 2006. Vol. 77, num. 7, p. 075105. DOI : 10.1063/1.2221506.

High-speed photography of the development of microdamage in trabecular bone during compression

P. J. Thurner; B. Erickson; Z. Schriock; J. Langan; J. Scott et al. 

Journal of Materials Research. 2006. Vol. 21, num. 5, p. 1093 – 1100. DOI : 10.1557/jmr.2006.0139.

Sacrificial bonds and hidden length: Unraveling molecular mesostructures in tough materials

G. E. Fantner; E. Oroudjev; G. Schitter; L. S. Golde; P. Thurner et al. 

Biophysical Journal. 2006. Vol. 90, num. 4, p. 1411 – 1418. DOI : 10.1529/biophysj.105.069344.

Hierarchical interconnections in the nano-composite material bone: Fibrillar cross-links resist fracture on several length scales

G. E. Fantner; O. Rabinovych; G. Schitter; P. Thurner; J. H. Kindt et al. 

Composites Science and Technology. 2006. Vol. 66, num. 9, p. 1205 – 1211. DOI : 10.1016/j.compscitech.2005.10.005.

Components for high speed atomic force microscopy

G. E. Fantner; G. Schitter; J. H. Kindt; T. Ivanov; K. Ivanova et al. 

Ultramicroscopy. 2006. Vol. 106, num. 8-9, p. 881 – 887. DOI : 10.1016/j.ultramic.2006.01.015.

Conference Papers

Design and modeling of a high-speed scanner for atomic force microscopy

G. Schitter; K. J. Astrom; B. DeMartini; G. E. Fantner; K. Turner et al. 

2006. American Control Conference 2006, Minneapolis, MN, JUN 14-16, 2006. p. 502 – 507. DOI : 10.1109/ACC.2006.1655406.

Patents

Scanning probe microscope e.g. atomic force microscope, has two actuators arranged in opposed push-pull configuration, and support constrains motion of one of two actuators in one axis to permit translation along another axis

P. K. Hansma; G. Fantner; J. H. Kindt 

EP1829050; JP5052352; US7555941; JP2008522187; US2008078240; US7278298; EP1829050; KR20070086874; WO2006060052; US2006112760.

2006.

2005

Journal Articles

Sacrificial bonds and hidden length dissipate energy as mineralized fibrils separate during bone fracture

G. E. Fantner; T. Hassenkam; J. H. Kindt; J. C. Weaver; H. Birkedal et al. 

Nature Materials. 2005. Vol. 4, num. 8, p. 612 – 616. DOI : 10.1038/nmat1428.

Novel techniques for high-resolution functional imaging of teabecular bone

P. J. Thumer; R. Muller; J. H. Kindt; G. Schitter; G. E. Fantner et al. 

Medical Imaging 2005: Physiology, Function, and Structure From Medical Images, Pts 1 and 2. 2005. Vol. 5746, p. 515 – 526. DOI : 10.1117/12.595799.

Data acquisition system for high speed atomic force microscopy

G. E. Fantner; P. Hegarty; J. H. Kindt; G. Schitter; G. A. G. Cidade et al. 

Review of Scientific Instruments. 2005. Vol. 76, num. 2, p. 026118. DOI : 10.1063/1.1850651.

Conference Papers

High-speed photography of human trabecular bone during compression

P. J. Thurner; B. Erickson; Z. Schriock; J. Langan; J. Scott et al. 

2005. Symposium on Structure and Mechanical Behavior of Biological Materials held at the 2005 MRS Spring Meeting, San Francisco, CA, MAR 29-31, 2005. p. 97 – 102. DOI : 10.1557/PROC-874-L1.2.

On recent developments for high-speed atomic force microscopy

G. Schitter; G. E. Fantner; J. H. Kindt; P. J. Thurner; P. K. Hansma 

2005.  p. 261 – 264.

A new technique for imaging mineralized fibrils on bovine trabecular bone fracture surfaces by atomic force microscopy

J. H. Kindt; G. E. Fantner; P. J. Thurner; G. Schitter; P. K. Hansma 

2005. Symposium on Structure and Mechanical Behavior of Biological Materials held at the 2005 MRS Spring Meeting, San Francisco, CA, MAR 29-31, 2005. p. 59 – 65. DOI : 10.1557/PROC-874-L5.12.

2004

Journal Articles

Influence of the degradation of the organic matrix on the microscopic fracture behavior of trabecular bone

G. E. Fantner; H. Birkedal; J. H. Kindt; T. Hassenkam; J. C. Weaver et al. 

Bone. 2004. Vol. 35, num. 5, p. 1013 – 1022. DOI : 10.1016/j.bone.2004.05.027.

High-resolution AFM imaging of intact and fractured trabecular bone

T. Hassenkam; G. E. Fantner; J. A. Cutroni; J. C. Weaver; D. E. Morse et al. 

Bone. 2004. Vol. 35, num. 1, p. 4 – 10. DOI : 10.1016/j.bone.2004.02.024.

Rigid design of fast scanning probe microscopes using finite element analysis

J. H. Kindt; G. E. Fantner; J. A. Cutroni; P. K. Hansma 

Ultramicroscopy. 2004. Vol. 100, num. 3-4, p. 259 – 265. DOI : 10.1016/j.ultramic.2003.11.009.

Automated wafer-scale fabrication of electron beam deposited tips for atomic force microscopes using pattern recognition

J. H. Kindt; G. E. Fantner; J. B. Thompson; P. K. Hansma 

Nanotechnology. 2004. Vol. 15, num. 9, p. 1131 – 1134. DOI : 10.1088/0957-4484/15/9/005.

Force spectroscopy of collagen fibers to investigate their mechanical properties and structural organization

T. Gutsmann; G. E. Fantner; J. H. Kindt; M. Venturoni; S. Danielsen et al. 

Biophysical Journal. 2004. Vol. 86, num. 5, p. 3186 – 3193. DOI : 10.1016/S0006-3495(04)74366-0.

Conference Papers

Colloids and bone

P. Hansma; J. Cutroni; G. Fantner 

2004.  p. 418 – COLL.

2003

Journal Articles

Evidence that collagen fibrils in tendons are inhomogeneously structured in a tubelike manner

T. Gutsmann; G. E. Fantner; M. Venturoni; A. Ekani-Nkodo; J. B. Thompson et al. 

Biophysical Journal. 2003. Vol. 84, num. 4, p. 2593 – 2598. DOI : 10.1016/S0006-3495(03)75064-4.

Investigations into the polymorphism of rat tail tendon fibrils using atomic force microscopy

M. Venturoni; T. Gutsmann; G. E. Fantner; J. H. Kindt; P. K. Hansma 

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 2003. Vol. 303, num. 2, p. 508 – 513. DOI : 10.1016/s0006-291x(03)00390-5.