Editing Mica (section)

==== Atomic force microscopy ====
Another use of mica is as a substrate in the production of ultra-flat, thin-film surfaces, e.g. gold surfaces. Although the deposited film surface is still rough due to deposition kinetics, the back side of the film at the mica-film interface is ultra-flat once the film is removed from the substrate. Freshly-cleaved mica surfaces have been used as clean imaging substrates in [[atomic force microscopy]],<ref>Eaton, P. and West, W. (2010) "Substrates for AFM", pp. 87–89 in ''Atomic Force Microscopy''. Oxford University Press. {{ISBN|978-0-19-957045-4}}.</ref> enabling for example the imaging of [[bismuth]] films,<ref>{{Cite journal | doi = 10.1116/1.585190| title = Atomically resolved images of bismuth films on mica with an atomic force microscope| journal = Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology B: Microelectronics and Nanometer Structures| volume = 9| issue = 2| pages = 1333–1335| year = 1991| last1 = Weisenhorn | first1 = A. L.| bibcode = 1991JVSTB...9.1333W}}</ref> plasma [[glycoprotein]]s,<ref>{{Cite journal | doi = 10.1016/0021-9797(92)90135-9| title = Interactions of von Willebrand factor on mica studied by atomic force microscopy| journal = Journal of Colloid and Interface Science| volume = 148| pages = 261–272| year = 1992| last1 = Marchant | first1 = R. E. | last2 = Lea | first2 = A. S. | last3 = Andrade | first3 = J. D. | last4 = Bockenstedt | first4 = P. | issue = 1| bibcode = 1992JCIS..148..261M| hdl = 2027.42/30333| url = https://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/30333/1/0000735.pdf| hdl-access = free}}</ref> [[cell membrane|membrane bilayers]],<ref>{{Cite journal
 | pmid = 1777565
| pmc = 1260200
| year = 1991
| last1 = Singh
| first1 = S
| title = Atomic force microscopy of supported planar membrane bilayers
| journal = Biophysical Journal
| volume = 60
| issue = 6
| pages = 1401–10
| last2 = Keller
| first2 = D. J.
| doi = 10.1016/S0006-3495(91)82177-4
| bibcode = 1991BpJ....60.1401S
}}</ref> and [[DNA]] molecules.<ref>{{Cite journal
 | pmid = 1295085
| year = 1992
| last1 = Thundat
| first1 = T
| title = Atomic force microscopy of DNA on mica and chemically modified mica
| journal = Scanning Microscopy
| volume = 6
| issue = 4
| pages = 911–8
| last2 = Allison
| first2 = D. P.
| last3 = Warmack
| first3 = R. J.
| last4 = Brown
| first4 = G. M.
| last5 = Jacobson
| first5 = K. B.
| last6 = Schrick
| first6 = J. J.
| last7 = Ferrell
| first7 = T. L.
}}</ref>