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for nanoscale structural and functional characterization of complex biological systems.
Moreover, the fl exibility and high resolution capability of these integrated tools point
toward a unique window through which new and exciting information could be har-
nessed about and from multiscale biological systems. The AFM provides a toolbox
in combination with other techniques which can not only elucidate mechanisms
behind biological functioning, but also could assist in fi nding ways to treat disease as
an aid in drug development. We should also expect to have next generation of AFMs
with faster and softer imaging features that would allow us not only to understand
real-time conformational changes in nanoscale biological systems, but would also
allow designing and fabricating biomimetic systems.
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