Invited Review Article: A review of techniques for attaching micro- and nanoparticles to a probe’s tip for surface force and near-field optical measurements

Article Outline

1. INTRODUCTION
2. TECHNIQUES FOR ATTACHING A MICROPARTICLE
   1. Dual-wire technique
   2. Cantilever-moving technique
   3. High temperature sintering technique
3. TECHNIQUES FOR ATTACHING A NANOPARTICLE
   1. Inversed self-assembly grafting technique
   2. Wet-chemistry surface assembly
   3. Water-flow suction technique
   4. In situ picking-up technique
   5. Optical tweezers technique
   6. Direct deposition techniques
      1. Nanopipette chemical reaction deposition
      2. Photocatalysis deposition
      3. Focused electron beam (FEB) induced deposition
   7. A comparison of various particle-attachment techniques
4. PERSPECTIVE