Recent Selected Publications

  • Κontomaris, S.V.; Stylianou, A.; Chliveros, G.; Malamou, A. AFM Indentation on Highly Heterogeneous Materials Using Different Indenter Geometries. Appl. Mech. 2023, 4, 460-475.
  • Stylianos Vasileios Kontomaris, Andreas Stylianou, Anastasios Georgakopoulos and Anna Malamou, 2023, 3D AFM Nanomechanical Characterization of Biological Materials, Nanomaterials, Volume 13, Issue 3, 395. DOI: 10.3390/nano13030395
  • Kontomaris, S.V., Stylianou, A., Malamou, A., Georgakopoulos, A., 2023, Is it mathematically correct to fit AFM data (obtained on biological materials) to equations arising from Hertzian mechanics?, Micron, Volume 164, 103384. DOI: 10.1016/j.micron.2022.103384
  • Kontomaris S V, Stylianou A, Chliveros G, Malamou A. Determining Spatial Variability of Elastic Properties for Biological Samples Using AFM. Micromachines 2023, 14, 182. DOI: 10.3390/mi14010182
  • Kontomaris S V, Malamou A. The truncated cone effect in AFM nanoindentation on soft samples. Micro and Nanosystems (pre-proof) DOI: 10.2174/1876402915666230209140024
  • Kontomaris S V, Stylianou A, Chliveros G, Malamou A. AFM indentation on highly heterogeneous materials using different indenter geometries. Submitted to Applied Mechanics (MDPI) 2023
  • Kontomaris, S.V., Stylianou, A., Malamou, A. 2022 Atomic Force Microscopy Nanoindentation Method on Collagen Fibrils. Materials 2022, 15, 2477.
  • Kontomaris, S.V., Stylianou, A., Malamou, A. 2022 Is It Possible to Directly Determine the Radius of a Spherical Indenter Using Force Indentation Data on Soft Samples? Scanning, Volume 2022, 6463063.
  • Kontomaris, S.V., Malamou, Stylianou, A. 2022 The Hertzian theory in AFM nanoindentation experiments regarding biological samples: Overcoming limitations in data processing, Micron, Volume 155,103228.
  • Kontomaris, S.V., Georgakopoulos, A., Malamou, A., Stylianou, A. 2021 The average Young’s modulus as a physical quantity for describing the depth-dependent mechanical properties of cells Mechanics of Materials, 158, 103846.
  • Kontomaris, S.V., A., Malamou, A., Stylianou, A. 2020 A New Approach for the AFM-Based Mechanical Characterization of Biological Samples Scanning Volume 2020, Article ID 2896792.
  • Kontomaris, S.V., Malamou, A., 2020 Hertz model of Oliver & Pharr analysis? Tutorial regarding AFM nanoindentation experiments on biological samples. Materials Research Express 7 033001.
  • Stylianou, A., Kontomaris, S.V., Alexandratou, E., Grant, C. 2019. Atomic Force Microscopy on Biological Materials Related to Pathological Conditions. Scanning, Volume 2019, Article ID 8452851.
  • Kontomaris, S.V., Stylianou, A.,Nikita K.S. Malamou, A., Stylianopoulos, T. 2019. A simplified approach for the determination of fitting constants in Oliver – Pharr method regarding biological samples Physical Biology 16 056003.
  • Kontomaris, S.V., Stylianou, A., Malamou, A., Nikita, K.S. 2018 An alternative approach for the Young’s modulus determination of biological samples regarding AFM indentation experiments. Materials Research Express 6 025407
  • Kontomaris, S.V.,  Malamou, A 2018. An extension of the general nanoindentation equation regarding cylindrical – shaped samples and a simplified model for the contact ellipse determination. Materials Research Express 5 125403.
  • Kontomaris, S.V., Stylianou, A., Malamou, A., Stylianopoulos, T. 2018.A discussion regarding the approximation of cylindrical and spherical shaped samples as half spaces in AFM nanoindentation experiments. Materials Research Express 5 085402.

Entire List of Published Research Work

Publications in Peer Reviewed Journals
  1. Kontomaris, S.V., Georgakopoulos, A., Malamou, A., Stylianou, A. 2021 The average Young’s modulus as a physical quantity for describing the depth-dependent mechanical properties of cells Mechanics of Materials, 158, 103846.
  2. Kontomaris, S.V., Malamou, A. 2021 Exploring the non-linear oscillation of a rigid sphere on an elastic half-space European Journal of Physics, 42(2), 025011.
  3. Kontomaris, S.V., Malamou, A  2021 A novel approximate method to calculate the force applied on an elastic half space by a rigid sphere. European Journal of Physics, 42(2), 025010
  4. Kontomaris, S.V., Malamou, A., 2020. Small oscillations of a rigid sphere on an elastic half space. A theoretical analysis. European Journal of Physics, 41(5), 055004
  5. Kontomaris, S.V., A., Malamou, A., Stylianou, A. 2020 A New Approach for the AFM-Based Mechanical Characterization of Biological Samples Scanning Volume 2020, Article ID 2896792, 10 pages https://doi.org/10.1155/2020/2896792
  6. Kontomaris, S.V., Malamou, A., 2020 Hertz model of Oliver & Pharr analysis? Tutorial regarding AFM nanoindentation experiments on biological samples. Mater. Res. Express (https://doi.org/10.1088/2053-1591/ab79ce)
  7. Kontomaris, S.V., Stylianou, A.,Nikita K.S. Malamou, A., Stylianopoulos, T. 2019. A simplified approach for the determination of fitting constants in Oliver – Pharr method regarding biological samples Physical Biology 16 056003.
  8. Kontomaris, S.V., Stylianou, A., Nikita, K.S. Malamou, A., 2020. A discussion regarding the application of the Hertz contact theory on biological samples in AFM nanoindentation experiments. Micro and Nanosystems. 13 (1) (DOI : 10.2174/1876402912666200115160207)
  9. Kontomaris, S.V., Malamou, A., Stylianou, A., 2020 Is it necessary to calculate Young’s modulus in AFM nanoindentation experiments regarding biological samples? Micro and Nanosystems., 13 (1), (DOI : 10.2174/1876402912666200214123734)
  10. Kontomaris, S.V.,  Malamou, A 2018. An extension of the general nanoindentation equation regarding cylindrical – shaped samples and a simplified model for the contact ellipse determination. Materials Research Express 5 125403.
  11. Kontomaris, S.V., Stylianou, A., Malamou, A., Stylianopoulos, T. 2018.A discussion regarding the approximation of cylindrical and spherical shaped samples as half spaces in AFM nanoindentation experiments.   5 085402.
  12. Kontomaris, S.V., Yova, D., Stylianou, A., Politopoulos, K., 2015. The Significance of the Percentage Differences of Young’s Modulus in the AFM Nanoindentation Procedure. Micro and Nanosystems 7 (2), 86-97.
Publications in Referred Conference Proceedings
  1. Kontomaris SV, Yova D, Sambani, K. Stylianou A. 2016. AFM Investigation of the Influence of Red Light Irradiation on Collagen. IFMBE Proceedings  57:269-274.
  2. Stylianou A, Kontomaris SV, Yova. 2016. Probing Collagen Nanocharacteristics after Low-Level Red Laser Irradiation. IFMBE Proceedings  57: 264-268.
  3. Stylianou A, Kontomaris SV, Yova D, Balogiannis G. 2014. AFM Multimode Imaging and Nanoindentation Method For Assessing Collagen Nanoscale Thin Films Heterogeneity. IFMBE Proceedings 41: 407-410.
  4. Kontomaris SV, Stylianou A, Yova D, Politopoulos K. 2012. Mechanical   Properties of Collagen Fibrils on Thin Films by Atomic Force Microscopy Nanoindentation, Proceedings of BIBE, art. no. 6399742.
  5. Stylianou A, Kontomaris SB, Kyriazi M, Yova D. 2010. Surface characterization of collagen films by atomic force microscopy, IFMBE Proceedings 29: 612-615.
  1. Kontomaris, S.V., Stylianou, A., Nikita, K.S. Malamou, A., 2019. Determination of the linear elastic regime in AFM nanoindentation experiments on cells. Mater. Res. Express 6 115410
  2. Kontomaris, S.V., Stylianou, A.,  Alexandratou, E., Grant, C. 2019. Atomic Force Microscopy: In Sickness and in Health. Volume 2019, Article ID 6149247.
  3. Stylianou, A., Kontomaris, S.V., Alexandratou, E., Grant, C. 2019. Atomic Force Microscopy on Biological Materials Related to Pathological Conditions. Scanning, Volume 2019, Article ID 8452851.
  4. Kontomaris, S.V., Stylianou, A., Malamou, A., Nikita, K.S. 2018 An alternative approach for the Young’s modulus determination of biological samples regarding AFM indentation experiments. Materials Research Express 6 025407
  5. Kontomaris, S.V. 2018. The Hertz Model in AFM Nanoindentation Experiments: Applications in Biological Samples and Biomaterials. Micro and Nanosystems 10 (1),11-22.
  6. Kontomaris, S.V., Stylianou, A., Yova, D.,  2016. Investigation of the Mechanical Properties of Collagen Fibrils under the Influence of Low Power Red Laser Irradiation. Biomedical Physics & Engineering Express 2 064002
  7. Kontomaris, S.V., Stylianou, A., Yova D., Balogiannis, G., 2015. The Effects of UV Irradiation on Collagen D-band Revealed by Atomic Force Microscopy. Scanning 37 (2), 101-11.
  8. Stylianou, A., Kontomaris, S.V., Yova, D., 2014. Assessing Collagen Nanoscale Thin Films Heterogeneity by AFM Multimode Imaging and Nanoindetation for NanoBioMedical Applications. Micro and Nanosystems 6 (2), 95-102.
  1. Kontomaris, S.-V., Malamou, A. 2021 Calculating the duration of impact when a solid sphere collides on a flat rigid wall. Accepted in Physics Teacher. (in press).
  2. Kontomaris, S.V., Malamou, A. 2021 Calculating the duration of various physical phenomena using basic mathematical tools Physics Education, 56(2), 025006
  3. Kontomaris, S.V., Malamou, A., 2021 A discussion regarding the duration of motion in a non-uniform gravitational field European Journal of Physics, 42(1), 015009
  4. Kontomaris, S.V.,  Malamou A. Balogiannis, G., Antonopoulou N. 2020 A simplified approach for presenting the differences between ionising and non-ionising electromagnetic radiation. Physics Education. 55 025007.
  5. Kontomaris, S.V.,  Malamou A. 2020 Considerations regarding the teaching approach of a sinusoidal wave traveling along a string. Phys. Educ. 55 025002
  6. Kontomaris, S.V.,  Malamou A. 2020 The harmonic motion of a rigid cylinder on an elastic half space. European Journal of Physics. 41 015003
  7. Kontomaris SV, Malamou A. 2018. Uniform and non – uniform gravitational fields. Physics Education 54 015016.
  8. Kontomaris S.V., Malamou, A. 2017. A presentation of the black hole stretching effect. Physics Education 53 015010.
  9. Kontomaris, S.V., Malamou, A. 2017. A discussion about ionizing and non-ionizing radiation and the critical issue of mobile phones. Physics Education  53 015007
  10. Kontomaris, S.V., Stylianou, A., 2017. Atomic Force Microscopy For University Students. Applications in Biomaterials. Eur. J. Phys. 38, 033003.
  11. Kontomaris, S.V., Malamou A. 2016. A Simple Explanation of the Classic Hydrostatic Paradox. Physics Education 51 045010.