Since its first introduction in the 1980s, atomic force microscopy (AFM) has become a widely-used technique for characterizing a variety of materials surface properties. AFM uses a cantilever with a sharp tip to detect the varying forces as the tip is scanned over a sample surface. Not only does...
Familial hypercholesterolaemia (FH) is the most common and serious form of inherited dyslipidaemia. FH is characterised by elevated plasma total cholesterol and low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (LDL-C) levels from birth, frequently with other clinical signs such as tendon xanthomata. Increased...