Features

• Provides a unique comprehensive review of the studies of liquid at nanometer scale, involving nanopatterning methods and atomic force microscopy in liquids
• Contains 23 papers by an international panel of prominent scientists in the field, covering a wide spectrum of both theoretical and experimental aspects
• Gathers together scientists to bridge studies of physical properties of liquid at nanometer scale with investigation of biological systems and molecules

Summary

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.