Gecko Feet: Natural Attachment Systems for Smart Adhesion-Mechanism, Modeling, and Development of Bio-Inspired Materials -- Carrier Transport in Advanced Semiconductor Materials -- Visualization of Fixed Charges Stored in Condensed Matter and Its Application to Memory Technology -- Applications of Scanning Probe Methods in Chemical Mechanical Planarization -- Scanning Probe Microscope Application for Single Molecules in a ?-Conjugated Polymer Toward Molecular Devices Based on Polymer Chemistry -- Scanning Probe Microscopy on Polymer Solar Cells -- Scanning Probe Anodization for Nanopatterning -- Tissue Engineering: Nanoscale Contacts in Cell Adhesion to Substrates -- Scanning Probe Microscopy in Biological Research -- Novel Nanoindentation Techniques and Their Applications -- Applications to Nano-Dispersion Macromolecule Material Evaluation in an Electrophotographic Printer -- Automated AFM as an Industrial Process Metrology Tool for Nanoelectronic Manufacturing -- Scanning Probe Microscope Application for Single Molecules in a ?-Conjugated Polymer Toward Molecular Devices Based on Polymer Chemistry.

The volumes VIII, IX and X examine the physical and technical foundation for recent progress in applied scanning probe techniques. The first volume came out in January 2004, the second to fourth volumes in early 2006 and the fifth to seventh volumes in late 2006. The field is progressing so fast that there is a need for a set of volumes every 12 to 18 months to capture latest developments. These volumes constitute a timely comprehensive overview of SPM applications. After introducing scanning probe microscopy, including sensor technology and tip characterization, chapters on use in various industrial applications are presented. Industrial applications span topographic and dynamical surface studies of thin-film semiconductors, polymers, paper, ceramics, and magnetic and biological materials. The chapters have been written by leading researchers and application scientists from all over the world and from various industries to provide a broader perspective.