High-resolution Imaging of Glycans by Scanning Tunnelling Microscopy Enabled by Electrospray Ion Beam Deposition (ESIBD)
Résumé
Electrospray ion beam deposition (ESIBD) has recently been developed as a universal vacuum deposition method, capable of transferring fragile, non-volatile molecules to surfaces in a vacuum. This enables the chemically selective preparation of surfaces for investigation by scanning probe microscopy (SPM). This chapter introduces the methods and summarizes the recent achievements in applying high-resolution SPM imaging to glycans.