Figure 2

Showing (a) AFM Topview light microscope image of S. aureus-Van-HB-PNIPAM target adsorbed to glass slide under PBS conditions, (b) 50 µm modified spherical AFM probe functionalised with poly-DOPA approaching target (c) 50 µm modified spherical AFM probe functionalised with poly-DOPA contacting target, (d) Removal of 50 µm functionalised poly-DOPA-S. aureus-Van-HB-PNIPAM spherical AFM probe, (e) Rabbit cornea in AFM Temperature cell and (f) 50 µm functionalised S. aureus-Van-HB-PNIPAM spherical AFM probe approaching rabbit cornea in PBS at 22 ֯C.