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Research interests focus around Soft Nanostructures, Surfaces and Interfaces, and main research interests include the following themes: Self-assembly and self-organisation of polymers and nanoparticles on surfaces and interfaces, mechanics of materials with emphasis on nanostructures, adhesion, tribology and contact mechanics. Particular emphasis is laid on using the atomic force microscope (AFM) as an advanced multipurpose tool to probe not only the nanometer-scale morphology but also the nanomechanical, physicochemical, adhesive and frictional properties of surfaces, ultra-thin films, nanostructures and nanomaterials for both fundamental studies and applications (chemical industry, manufacturing, biotechnology & biomedicine, micro/nanoelectronics).
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