Abstract: The invention proposes a method for processing a sample with a processing arrangement, comprising the steps of: taking up a particle adhering on a sample surface of the sample with a measuring tip of the processing arrangement; modifying a physical and/or chemical nature of a surface section on the sample or on a deposition unit for providing an activated surface section; and moving the measuring tip into an interaction region of the activated surface section in which an attractive interaction acts between the particle taken up by the measuring tip and the activated surface section in order to transfer the particle from the measuring tip to the activated surface section.