Sommario “...Jena and Sang-Joon Cho -- Atomic force microscope imaging of cells and membranes / Eric Lesniewska ... [et al.] -- Measuring the elastic properties of living cells by the atomic force microscope / Manfred Radmacher -- Cell adhesion measured by force spectroscopy on living cells / Martin Benoit -- Molecular recognition studies using the atommic force microscope / Peter Hinterdorfer -- The biophysics of sensory cells of the inner ear examined by atomic force microscopy and patch clamp / Matthias G. ...”