Handbook of Molecular Force Spectroscopy

Book Overview

This volume presents a review of modern force spectroscopy, including fundamentals of intermolecular forces, technical aspects of the force measurements, and practical applications. The Handbook begins with a review of fundamental physics of loading single and multiple chemical bonds on the nanometer scale. It contains a discussion of thermodynamic and kinetic models of binding forces and dissipation effects in nanoscale molecular contacts, covers practical aspects of modern single-molecule level techniques, and concludes with applications of force spectroscopy to chemical and biological processes. Computer modeling of force spectroscopy experiments is also addressed.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1441943234
• ISBN13: 9781441943231
• Release Date: November 2010
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 300 Pages
• Weight: 1.23 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.0" x 10.0"