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Investigating Single Molecule Adhesion by Atomic Force Spectroscopy
Published on: February 27, 2015
Direct observation of surfactant aggregate behavior on a mica surface using high-speed atomic force microscopy
Shigeto Inoue1, Takayuki Uchihashi, Daisuke Yamamoto
1Kao Corporation, Wakayama 640-8580, Japan. inoue.shigeto@kao.co.jp
Abstract:
The processes of dynamic aggregate transformations of micelles at a mica surface were observed using high-speed atomic force microscopy. We showed that salt concentration affects not only the equilibrium state adsorbed structure but also the time required to reach the equilibrium state on the mica surface.

