Multimodal Imaging of Collagen Fibril Ultrastructure

       _{PRESENTATION HIGHLIGHTS}

• [00:00:14] Brief introduction to collagen and the characterization of collagen fibrils
• [00:03:28] Factors affecting collagen fibril structure and their functional consequences
• [00:06:39] How to characterize the collagen fibril
• [00:12:54] Other applications using AFM for fibril structure characterization
• [00:16:02] Applying AFM imaging to the study of AAA aortic disease
• [00:21:33] Comparing AFM vs. TEM for imaging collagen fibril ultrastructure
• [00:22:53] Augmenting AFM imaging of abnormal collagen with light microscopy
• [00:27:31] Biomechanical testing with AFM