Publications
Selected publications using our AFM instruments.
Optics, glass and ceramics

Indenting glasses with indenters of varying stiffness and sharpness
Christensen, J., et al.
Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids
2023

Bend-resistant high-resolution imaging optical fiber
Qu, F., et al.
Optics & Laser Technology
2022

Efficient preparation of ultrathin ceramic wafer membranes for high-effective treatment of the oilfield produced water
Yu, Q., et al.
Separation and Purification Technology
2022

Analytical description of unstable, rugose, circular cracks in brittle solids
Lingyue Ma, Roberto Dugnani
Archive of Applied Mechanics
2022

Fractographic analysis of silicate glasses by computer vision
Lingyue Ma, Roberto Dugnani
Journal of the European Ceramic Society
2020

Analytical description of fracture features in single crystal silicon
Ma, L., et al.
European Journal of Mechanics - A/Solids
2021
Membranes

The critical role of grafted fluorocarbon chain length in governing antifouling performance of polyamide reverse osmosis membranes
Xiao, j., et al.
Journal of Membrane Science
2026

Dual hydrophilic/hydrophobic co-doping enables simultaneous enhancement of water permeance and antifouling in polyamide RO membranes
Gong, G., et al.
Chemical Engineering Journal
2025

Metal-organic framework-intercalated graphene oxide nanofiltration membranes for enhanced treatment of wastewater effluents
Chen, X., et al.
Chemical Engineering Journal
2024

Superhydrophobic polyether sulfone (PES) dialysis membrane with enhanced hemocompatibility and reduced human serum protein interactions: Ex vivo, in situ synchrotron imaging, experimental, and computational studies
Kalugin, D., et al.
Separation and Purification Technology
2024

Enhancing the hemocompatibility of polyethersulfone (PES) hemodialysis membranes using synthesized pseudo zwitterionic polymers with various orientations
Patra, A., et al.
Results in Surfaces and Interfaces
2023

Novel Uremic Metabolite-based Zwitterionic Polyethersulfone (PES) Hemodialysis Membrane for Improved Hemocompatibility: Towards the Fourth Generation of Hemodialysis Modifiers
Mollahosseini, A. and Abdelrasoul, A.
Chemical Engineering Research and Design
2023

Co-transport behavior and Trojan-horse effect of colloidal microplastics with different functional groups and heavy metals in porous media
Zhao, W., et al.
Journal of Hazardous Materials
2023

Enhanced degradation of few-layer black phosphorus by fulvic acid: Processes and mechanisms
Chen, X., et al.
Water Research
2023

Pore-filling membrane containing solely zirconium phosphonates with high content through in-situ conversion
Taniuchi, T., et al.
International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
2023

Transport of E. coli colloids and surrogate microspheres in the filtration process: Effects of flow rate, media size, and media species
Zhao, P., et al.
Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces
2022

Robust reduced graphene oxide composite membranes for enhanced anti-wetting property in membrane distillation
Jia, Y., et al.
Desalination
2022
Metals and Corrosion

Preparation of copper lanthanum oxide cathodes via pulsed electrodeposition for photoelectrochemical hydrogen production
Baran, T., et al.
Journal of Solid State Electrochemistry
2026

Mechanistic insights on surface adsorption of rice-based biomolecules on stainless steel 316L and its effects on corrosion and metal migration
Herting, G., et al.
Journal of Food Engineering
2026

Anti-corrosion effect of ethanol extract from Piper guineense leaves on mild steel in water-in-diesel emulsion
Nnadozie, C., et al.
Discover Chemsitry
2025

Recycling of materials industrial waste into a new composite alloy using sintering technique
Alrwashdeh, S., et al.
Results in Engineering
2025

Corrosion protection of mild steel in water-in-diesel emulsion using Ocimum gratissimum extract
Onuoha et al.
V. J. Chem.
2024

Evolution of Laser Induced Periodic Surface Structure on Stainless Steel with Different Pulse Durations and Repetition Rates
Shuhei Kodama and Wataru Natsu
SSRN
2022

Effect of temperature on corrosion behavior of E690 steel in 3.5 wt.% NaCl solution
Yan, Q., et al.
Materials Research Express
2021

Corrosion behavior of a selective laser melted Inconel 718 alloy in a 3.5 wt.% NaCl solution
Tang, Y., et al.
Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance
2021
Life Science and Biotechnology

A Lyt at the End of the Tunnel? Unraveling the complex interactions of the N-acetylglucosaminidase LytG in cell wall metabolism
Hernandez, J., et al.
RSC Chemical Biology
2025

Characterisation and sensory evaluation of placebo OrPhylloTM orodispersible films as a versatile paediatric drug delivery platform
Dziemidowicz, K., et al.
Drug Development and Industrial Pharmacy
2025

Four cases of ADTKD: AFM analysis of urine sediment
Lulianiello, et al.
Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation
2024

Analysis of Kidney Biopsies and Urine Sediment using Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) and Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM)
Gigliotti, G., et al.
Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation
2023

Buckwheat self-assembling peptide-based hydrogel: Preparation, characteristics and forming mechanism
Yu, M., et al.
Food Hydrocolloids
2022

Ultrasound-assisted enzymatic hydrolysis of yeast β-glucan catalyzed by β-glucanase: Chemical and microstructural analysis
Yuan, H., et al.
Ultrasonics Sonochemistry
2022

Quercetin LipoMicel—a novel delivery system to enhance bioavailability of quercetin
Solnier, J., et al.
Journal of Natural Health Product Research
2021

Multiple antibiotics distribution in drinking water and their co-adsorption behaviors by different size fractions of natural particles
Zhao, P., et al.
Science of the Total Environment
2021
Nanoparticles

Stress in chromium thin films deposited by DC magnetron sputtering on grounded cupper and stainless-steel substrate holders
Medina, M.D., et al.
Meeting of Physics
2025

Development of multi-frequency impedance scanning electron microscopy
Toshihiko Ogura
PLOS One
2022
Catalysis

Photocatalytic degradation of paracetamol and bisphenol A by chitosan supported covalent organic framework thin film with visible light irradiation
Boaiqi Zhang, Fuyang Liu, Chenyi Nie, Yanghui Hou, Meiping Tong
Journal of Hazardous Materials
2022

[conference proceeding] Microscale structure designing of nanoparticle-based photocatalyst films for enhanced functionalities and efficient energy utilization
Yuki Kameya and Hiroki Yabe
International Conference on Sustainable Energy and Green Technology 2019 11-14 December 2019, Bangkok, Thailand
2019
Polymers and composites

Discharge Rate-Driven Li2O2 Growth Exhibits Unconventional Morphology Trends in Solid-State Li-O2 Batteries
Huang, X., et al.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition
2025

Effects of Rise Time and Overshoot of WBG-Based Power Converters on Hairpin Winding with Corona-Resistant and Non-Corona-Resistant Wires in EVs
Ali Kholgh Khiz, Shesha H. Jayaram
IEEE Transactions on Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation
2025

Inorganic Particles Contribute to the Compatibility of Polycarbonate/Polystyrene Polymer Blends
Tetsuo Takayama
Materials
2023

BF3-assisted insolubilization switching toward bilayer π-conjugated polymer film
Yoshino, Y., et al.
Reactive and Functional Polymers
2023

Gloss Retention on Enamel and Resin Composite Surfaces After Brushing Teeth with Commercial and Modified Dentifrices
Catherine O’Neill, Richard B. Price, Daniel Boyd
Journal of the Canadian Dental Association
2021

Effect of tooth brushing on gloss retention and surface roughness of five bulk-fill resin composites
O'Neill, C., et al.
Journal of Esthetic and Restorative Dentistry
2017
Microfabrication

Bridging Additive Manufacturing and Electronics Printing in the Age of AI
Chen, J., et al.
Nanomaterials
2025

Revealing the Interaction Between the Structural Characteristics of Anodized Nanopores and Their Surface Wettability and Lubricity
Zhang, H., et al.
Nanomanufacturing and Metrology
2025

Vanadium dioxide phase change thin films produced by thermal oxidation of metallic vanadium
Pengfei Guo, Zach Biegler, Tyson Back, Andrew Sarangan
Thin Solid Films
2020

[conference proceeding] Sol-Gel derived Al2O3-SiO2 / P2O5-SiO2 glass thin films with ultrahigh doping level of Er3+/Yb3+ ions
Lisi Xia, Chunlei Yu, Lili Hu
Second Target Recognition and Artificial Intelligence Summit Forum, 2019, Changchun, China
2019
Display

[conference proceeding] Induction Heating Evaporator for the Fabrication of OLEDs
Kobayashi, S., et al.
Society for Information Display International Symposium
2019
Metrology

[conference proceeding] Toward extreme throughput nanotopography metrology with atomic force microscope arrays
Cao, Z., et al.
SPIE Advanced Lithography + Patterning
2025

Expanded area metrology for tip-based wafer inspection in the nanomanufacturing of electronic devices
Tsung-Fu Yao, Liam G. Connolly, Michael Cullinan
Journal of Micro/Nanolithography, MEMS, and MOEMS
2019

A tip-based metrology framework for real-time process feedback of roll-to-roll fabricated nanopatterned structures
Liam G. Connolly, Tsung-Fu Yao, Andrew Chang, Michael Cullinan
Precision Engineering
2019

In-line metrology of nanoscale features in semiconductor manufacturing systems
Tsung-Fu Yao, Andrew Duenner, Michael Cullinan
Precision Engineering
2017










