Surface Analysis and Techniques in Biology

Introduction.- Applications of XPS in Biology and Biointerface Analysis.- Biomolecular Analysis by Time-of-Flight Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry (ToF-SIMS).- Cluster Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry.- Biological Tissue Imaging at Different Levels: MALDI and SIMS Imaging Combined.- Molecular Structure and Identification Through G-SIMS and SMILES.- Imaging with the Helium Ion Microscope.- Sum Frequency Generation Vibrational Spectroscopy: A Sensitive Technique for the Study of Biological Molecules at Interfaces.- Near-Field Scanning Optical Microscopy: A New Tool for Exploring Biological Structure and Function in Biology.- Atomic Force Microscopy: Applications in the Field of Biology.- Multi-technique Characterization of DNA-modified Surfaces for Biosensing and Diagnostic Applications.