Index 1491
atomic force microscope (AFM) 37, 46,
112, 135, 146, 165, 166, 280, 312,
420, 422, 424, 480, 486, 521, 608,
656, 741, 793, 918, 959, 960, 1204
atomic resolution 44, 129, 139–141, 199,
280
image 150
imaging 146
atomic-scale
dissipation 598
force measurement 73
friction 655, 692, 693
image 39, 64, 209
stick-slip 697
atomically
rough diamond surfaces
688
sharp tips 686
attraction, long-range 427, 445
attractive force–distance profile 288
attractive interaction 964
Au(111) 194
backbone chain 914
background noise 539
BaF
2
157
ball-on-flat tribometer 1225
bare surfaces 689
Barnstead Nanopure 529
batch fabrication
nanotube tip 126
techniques 114
beam-deflection FFM 559
bending stiffness 77
Berkovich
pyramid 621
tip 876
Bi
2
Sr
2
CaCu
2
O
8+δ
(BSCCO) 205
bias voltage 42
bimorph 548
binary compounds 155
bioadhesion 1224, 1251
biofet 1219
biological surfaces 300
biomaterials 646
biomembrane force probe (BFP) 285
bioMEMS (biological or biomedical
microelectromechanical systems)
1199, 1200, 1204–1206, 1215, 1216,
1220, 1222, 1224, 1245, 1246, 1256,
1284
mechanical properties 1224
biomolecular coating 1250
biomolecules, adhesion 1279
bioNEMS (biological or biomedical
nanoelectromechanical systems)
1199, 1200, 1204–1206, 1222, 1224,
1245, 1256, 1284
mechanical properties 1224
biosensor 1204, 1215, 1246
implanted 1219
microarray 1219
surface adhesion 1246
biotin 281
biotin-directed IgG 281
biotinylated tip 300
biphenyl 188
birefringent crystal 83
blister test 614
Bloch
states 199
wave 199
block-like debris 886
Boltzmann distribution factor 546
bond
breakage 280
lifetime 289
strength 426
bond-order potential 658
bonded lubricant film 964
bonding energy 137
boron ion implantation 46
bottom-up approach 1284
boundary
film formation 959
low-viscosity layer 526
lubricant 959, 960
lubricant film 903
lubrication 456, 457, 459, 474, 479,
480, 942, 966
lubrication measurement 330
slip 443
bovine serum albumin (BSA) 281, 1246
BPT 1240
BPTC 1240
bridging of polymer chains 445, 446
broken coating chip 879