We wish everyone a good start into the new lunar year of the rabbit!Thu Jan 19 2023
The rabbit and his lab colleagues are working on urban gardening of extra sweet carrots this new lunar year. What are your projects for this new year?
Expertise and creativity!Thu Jan 19 2023
Within every piece of silicon crystal lies hidden an AFM probe. We have the right tools, expertise and creativity to carve it.
#AFMProbes #AtomicForceMicroscopy
OPUS 3XC-GG AFM probes used in a recent studyMon Jan 16 2023
Collagen piezoelectricity in osteogenesis imperfecta (brittle bone disease) is investigated with Piezoresponse Force Microscopy using the gold coated soft tapping mode AFM cantilever of our OPUS 3XC-GG AFM probes.
MikroMasch® wishes you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!Thu Dec 22 2022
MikroMasch® wishes you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
#AFMprobes #AFM #AtomicForceMicroscopy #merrychristmas #happynewyear2023
#AFMprobes #AFM #AtomicForceMicroscopy #merrychristmas #happynewyear2023
Season’s Greetings from NANOSENSORS™ AFM probesThu Dec 22 2022
Season’s Greetings from NANOSENSORS AFM probes
It is again time to wish all users of our AFM probes Happy Holidays! Enjoy the holiday season with friends and family. We are looking forward to a new year with you.
Understanding the Nano-Indentation Deformation Behavior of PolycarbonateWed Dec 14 2022
Discover how nanotools biosphere™ with 20 nm radius are applied for imaging and nano-indentation of 2 mm thick polycarbonate samples.
- Title: Molecular deformation mechanism of polycarbonate during nano-indentation: Molecular dynamics simulation and experimentation
- Authors: Daiki Ikeshima, Kazunori Miyamoto, Akio Yonezu
- Publication: Polymer
- Publisher: Elsevier
- Date: 31 May 2019
https://www.nanotools.com/blog/understanding-nano-indentation-deformation-behavior-of-polycarbonate.html
#AFM #metrology #topography #microscopy #nanotechnology #AFMProbes #spm #SPMProbes
50 years ago, wow!Wed Dec 14 2022
On December 14th, 1972 the Lunar module of the Apollo 17 mission launched from the lunar surface. This means that the last time a human set foot on the Moon was exactly half a century ago.
Let’s explore more! Let’s go back to the Moon and beyond!
Chemically characterizing the cortical cell nano-structure of human hair using atomic force microscopy integrated with infrared spectroscopy (AFM-IR)Thu Dec 08 2022
The structure of hair fibres has been the focus of much research over the last century with several techniques used to investigate their structure. *
The main constituent of hair fibres of relevance to their mass, volume and associated mechanical properties is the cortex. *
As the major constituent, and responsible for a significant proportion of the structural and mechanical properties of hair, quantitative characterization of the chemical and physical sub-structure of the cortex is important. *
In the article “Chemically characterizing the cortical cell nano-structure of human hair using atomic force microscopy integrated with infrared spectroscopy (AFM-IR)” A. P. Fellows, M. T. L. Casford and P. B. Davies describe how they used the hybrid technique of AFM-IR, combining atomic force microscopy with an IR laser, which circumvents the diffraction limit of light and achieves nanoscale chemical resolution down to the AFM tip radius. *
Their study extends the work of previous publications, focussing on chemical characterization of the internal sub-structures of hair cortical cells in order to gain insight into the differential constitution of the individual components. *
The atomic force microscopy integrated with infrared spectroscopy (AFM-IR) was employed on ultra-thin microtomed cross-sections of human hair fibres to spectrally distinguish and characterize the specific protein structures and environments within the nanoscale components of cortical cells. *
The resulting spectral analysis showed clear distinctions in the Amide bands in the macrofibrils and surrounding intermacrofibrillar matrix, yielding novel insight into the molecular structure and intermolecular stabilization interactions of the constituent proteins within each cortical component.*
NANOSENSORS™ gold coated AdvancedTEC ATEC-ContAu tip view AFM probes (typical force constant: 0.2 N/m, typical resonance frequency: 15 kHz) were used. *
Please have a look at the NANOSENSORS blog for the full citation and a direct link to the full article.
Happy birthday Prof. Quate!Wed Dec 07 2022
Today we remember the late Prof. Calvin Quate, who, together with Gerd Binnig and Christoph Gerber, constructed the first Atomic Force Microscope in 1986. The three scientists received the Kavli Prize in 2016 in recognition of their invention.
Happy birthday Prof. Quate!
BudgetSensors® Tap300Al-G AFM probes used in a studyFri Dec 02 2022
Our Tap300Al-G AFM probes support the morphological characterization of novel greaseproof, hydrophobic and biodegradable food packaging bioplastics.
Thank you all for visiting our NanoAndMore USA booth at this year’s Materials Research Society - MRSFri Dec 02 2022
Thank you all for visiting our NanoAndMore USA booth at this year’s Materials Research Society - MRS MRS Fall Meeting and Exhibit 2022. It was great to see to many of you face to face gain. Have a safe trip home and see you next year.
NanoAndMore USA booth no. 311 is all set up and we're exited to welcome youMon Nov 28 2022
Materials Research Society - MRS MRS Fall 2022 Conference and Exhibit.
https://youtu.be/jvVANnajnFg
#mrsfall2022 #F22mrs #materialsscience #materialsresearch #nanomaterials #biomaterials #nanotechnology #nanoscience #AFMprobes #AtomicForceMicroscopy #ScanningProbeMicroscopy
Happy ThanksgivingThu Nov 24 2022
Happy Thanksgiving to all our friends in the USA and Canada! Enjoy the time with family and friends and don’t forget to visit us @NanoAndMore USA booth no. 311 @Materials_MRS MRS Fall 2022 after the holidays if you are planning to travel to Boston to participate in the conference. We’re looking forward to seeing you […]
Photoinduced Charge Transfer and Trapping on Single Gold Metal Nanoparticles on TiO2Tue Nov 22 2022
Photoinduced Charge Transfer and Trapping on Single Gold Metal Nanoparticles on TiO2
Numerous advances of societal significance, such as CO2 conversion to fuels, hydrogen production by water splitting, and new materials with self-cleaning and antifogging properties, are based on heterogeneous photocatalysis. * Strategies to increase charge separation in the photocatalyst include decorating the surface with metal nanoparticles (NPs). * The Schottky barrier at the metal–semiconductor interface and […]
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HQ:CSC38/Al BS and HQ:CSC38/Cr-Au ultrasoft silicon AFM cantileversMon Nov 14 2022
Infrared nanospectroscopic imaging of DNA molecules on mica surface in Resonance Enhanced AFM-IR mode with our HQ:CSC38/Al BS and HQ:CSC38/Cr-Au ultrasoft silicon AFM cantilevers.
World Science Day for Peace and DevelopmentThu Nov 10 2022
We ‘re celebrating the World Science Day for Peace and Development today. On every 10 November the World Science Day for Peace and Development aims to bring science and society closer together by pointing to possible solutions science, technology and innovation can offer for the global challenges that our society faces in this day and […]
Capturing and Analyzing 2D-Materials’ SEM and AFM Images on the Same Sample LocationTue Nov 08 2022
Discover how nanotools EBD-HAR is applied to measure height/width/roughness of MoTe2 rods, MoS2 film grains, and for indentation marking on PMMA layers.
- Title: Advanced Hybrid Positioning System of SEM and AFM for 2D Material Surface Metrology
- Authors: Jaeryong Kim, Donghwan Kim, TaeWan Kim, Hyunwoo Kim, ChaeHo Shin
- Publication: Microscopy and Microanalysis
- Publisher: Cambridge University Press
- Date: June 9, 2022
https://www.nanotools.com/blog/capturing-and-analyzing-2d-materials-sem-and-afm-images-on-the-same-sample-location.html
#AFM #metrology #topography #microscopy #nanotechnology #AFMProbes #spm #SPMProbes
Piezoelectric property of PZT nanofibers characterized by resonant piezo-force microscopyMon Nov 07 2022
Nano-piezoelectric materials such as 1D piezoelectric nanofibers, nanowires, and nanobelts have attracted a lot of research interest in recent years. * Because of their active property that can transform strain energy into electricity, 1D piezoelectric nano-materials can be building blocks for nano-generators, strain sensors, acoustic sensors, force sensors, biosensors, self-powered drug delivery systems, piezoelectric transistors […]
OPUS 160AC-NA AFM Probe used in a recent studyThu Nov 03 2022
Study on the effects of spontaneous charging on the motion of sliding water droplets supported by our OPUS 160AC-NA AFM probes.
Highlights
AFM Probe Focus
best of the best
qp-HBC
uniqprobe™ - HeartBeat Cantilever for ScanAsyst®** and Peak Force Tapping™**
Coating:
Reflective Aluminum
Tip Shape: Circular symmetric
Tip Shape: Circular symmetric
AFM Cantilever:
F
60 kHz
C
0.5 N/m
L
115 µm
ATEC-NC
Tapping Mode AFM Probe with REAL Tip Visibility
Coating:
none
Tip Shape: Visible
Tip Shape: Visible
AFM Cantilever:
F
335 kHz
C
45 N/m
L
160 µm
TESPA
Standard Tapping Mode AFM Probe
Coating:
Reflective Aluminum
Tip Shape: Standard
Tip Shape: Standard
AFM Cantilever:
F
320 kHz
C
42 N/m
L
125 µm
OTESPA
Standard Tapping Mode AFM Probe with AFM Tip at the Very End of the AFM Cantilever
Coating:
Reflective Aluminum
Tip Shape: Optimized Positioning
Tip Shape: Optimized Positioning
AFM Cantilever:
F
300 kHz
C
26 N/m
L
160 µm
