文档介绍：Handbook of Molecular
Force Spectroscopy
Handbook of Molecular
Force Spectroscopy
Edited by
Aleksandr Noy
Aleksandr Noy
Chemistry, Materials and Life Sciences Directorate
Lawerence Livermore National Laboratory
Livermore, CA
USA
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ISBN-13: 978-0-387-49987-1 e-ISBN-13: 978-0-387-49989-5
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Preface
The concept of force spectroscopy is deceptively simple: if we could attach a pair of handles to
two interacting molecules and use those handles to pull the molecules apart, then we could
not only obtain a clear and unambiguous value of the bond strength, but also obtain this value
with a very direct and straightforward measurement. People have used the “tug test” to meas-
ure pare strength in many forms throughout history