| Preface | |
| Application of atomic force spectroscopy (AFS) to studies of adhesion phenomena : a review | p. 3 |
| Interaction force measurements using atomic force microscopy for characterization and control of adhesion, dispersion and lubrication in particulate systems | p. 45 |
| Comparison of various adhesion contact theories and the influence of dimensionless load parameter | p. 61 |
| Accounting for the JKR-DMT transition in adhesion and friction measurements with atomic force microscopy | p. 75 |
| Friction, adhesion, and deformation : dynamic measurements with the atomic force microscope | p. 97 |
| Direct adhesion measurements of pharmaceutical particles to gelatin capsule surfaces | p. 137 |
| Analysis of atomic force microscopy data for deformable materials | p. 155 |
| Dynamic adhesion of grafted polymer surfaces as studied by surface force measurements | p. 173 |
| Chemical force microscopy : probing chemical origin of interfacial forces and adhesion | p. 189 |
| Pull-off forces measured between hexadecanethiol self-assembled monolayers in air using an atomic force microscope : analysis of surface free energy | p. 241 |
| Adhesion forces between functionalized probes and hydrophilic silica surfaces | p. 265 |
| Analysis of atomic force microscope pull-off forces for gold surfaces portraying nanoscale roughness and specific chemical functionality | p. 281 |
| A study of adhesion forces by atomic force microscopy | p. 299 |
| Microparticle adhesion studies by atomic force microscopy | p. 309 |
| A distribution of AFM pull-off forces for glass microspheres on a symmetrically structured rough surface | p. 345 |
| Experimental analysis of the influence of surface topography on the adhesion force as measured by an AFM | p. 365 |
| Adhesion forces between individual gold and polystyrene particles | p. 377 |
| Adhesion of carbonyl iron powder particles studied by atomic force microscopy | p. 393 |
| Adhesion of rough surfaces with plastic deformation | p. 409 |
| Deformation of soft colloidal probes during AFM pull-off force measurements : elimination of nano-roughness effects | p. 425 |
| Role of surface roughness in capillary adhesion | p. 445 |
| Direct measurements of the adhesion between a glass particle and a glass surface in a humid atmosphere | p. 455 |
| Measurement of oil-mediated particle adhesion to a silica substrate by atomic force microscopy | p. 473 |
| Effect of relative humidity on adhesion and frictional properties of micro- and nano-scopic contacts | p. 491 |
| Scanning force microscopy investigation of liquid structures and its application to fundamental wetting research | p. 507 |
| Contact angles on hydrophobic microparticles at water - air and water - hexadecane interfaces | p. 523 |
| Capillarity at the nanoscale : an AFM view | p. 541 |
| Surface forces between sphalerite and silica particles in aqueous solutions | p. 557 |
| Long-range attractive forces and energy barriers in de-inking flotation : AFM studies of interactions between polyethylene and toner | p. 573 |
| Surface forces and characterization of glass surfaces bearing grafted polymers : solvent dependence | p. 589 |
| Design of a digitally controlled adhesion imaging mode using a scanning force microscope | p. 609 |
| Mapping of adhesion forces on soil minerals in air and water by atomic force spectroscopy (AFS) | p. 625 |
| The investigation of sized cellulose surfaces with scanning probe microscopy techniques | p. 641 |
| Atomic force microscopy, X-ray diffraction, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and thermal studies of the new melamine fiber | p. 657 |
| Morphology and elasticity of waterborne acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesives investigated with atomic force microscopy | p. 679 |
| Relating material surface heterogeneity to protein adsorption : the effect of annealing of micro-contact-printed OTS patterns | p. 697 |
| Determining the interphase thickness and properties in polymer matrix composites using phase imaging atomic force microscopy and nanoindentation | p. 721 |
| Use of an atomic force microscope to measure surface deformations in polymeric systems | p. 733 |
| Studies of the interphase in epoxy - aluminum joints using nano-indentation and atomic force microscopy | p. 749 |
| Interphase variation in silane-treated glass-fiber-reinfrced epoxy composites | p. 765 |
| Characterization of the interphase in epoxy/aluminum bonds using atomic force microscopy and a nano-indenter | p. 777 |
| Stiffness and adhesion characterization of nanolithographed poly(methyl methacrylate) by means of force - displacement curves | p. 799 |
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