Abstract
The Molecular Force Probe MFP-3D surpasses conventional atomic force microscopes (AFM) in performance. It is different from the conventional AFMs crucially that the MFP-3D employs a closed-loop design in all three axes that allows highly precise imaging, accurate nano-manipulation, nano-lithography, nano-indentation, and sensitive force measurement. Due to the open architecture of the software and the controller, the MFP-3D is versatile enough for user itself to customize its own experiment flexibly. It is promising that the MFP-3D will expand in application.