A research group composed of Professor Takayuki
Shibata and his colleagues at Department of Mechanical Engineering,
Toyohashi University of Technology, has given greater
functionalities to atomic force microscopy (AFM). Our research team
has succeeded in minimally invasive surgery to living cells using
photocatalytic oxidation controlled in a nanoscale space and
visualizing dynamic information on intracellular biomolecules. This
proposed technique for controlling and visualizing the process of
cell function expression on a high level has significant potential
as a strong nanofabrication and nanomeasurement system to solve the
mystery of life.
