Nanorheological mapping

In this section we describe our recent progress in nanomechanical analysis to make it applicable to conditions where we cannot ignore the adhesive and viscoelastic effects, and where JKR contact plays an important role, as explained in Section 3.3. Then we discuss the realistic applicable limit of this theory based on several experimental results. Furthermore, the viscoelastic effect is treated experimentally and theoretically to some extent, with the future goal of making nanomechanical mapping a nanorheological mapping technique. 

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