NANOSIGHT LM10™ nano
particle Viewing Module The NANOSIGHT LM10™ with
96 nm and 384 nm polystyrene reference spheres in water

Introduction

The NANOSIGHT LM10™ is the world's first characterisation tool specifically designed for liquid phase visualisation and analysis of individual nano-particles.

The NANOSIGHT™ system provides both a direct, real time view of nano-particles and a comprehensive particle size distribution analysis.

Both these data sets are unique and this system is new, having been patented in 2004.

The system is proven on most classes of nano-particle (below), down to 15nm (dependent upon particle type), in a wide range of solvents:

     - Most hard nano-particles
     - Virus samples
     - Pigments in inks and paints
     - Single DNA molecules
     - Metal oxides in magnetic storage media
     - Precursor chemicals and CMP slurry for
       wafer fabrication
     - Multi-walled Carbon nanotubes
     - Fuel additives
     - Cosmetics and personal care products
     - Foodstuffs
     - Ceramics
     - Ferritin molecules
     - Polymers, emulsions and colloids

Applied in a QA role, the NANOSIGHT system represents a complement to electron microscopy and photon correlation spectroscopy, at significantly less cost.