Lightwave-driven scanning tunneling spectroscopy of atomically precise graphene nanoribbonsWed Nov 24 2021
When physicist Tyler Cocker joined Michigan State University in 2018, he had a clear goal: build a powerful microscope that would be the first of its kind in the United States.
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MCNT-300™: 18 nm cylindrical tip for durable and consistent bottom access of finest featuresTue Nov 16 2021
Blue Line product highlight:
MCNT-300™: Amorphous CNT solution for demanding depth metrology applications
- Controlled shape:
Precisely controlled length of 300 nm and uniform width of 18 nm - Controlled orientation: 3° or 12°
Tilt compensation within ±0.5° for enhanced access capabilities to bottom trench features - Optimized cantilevers:
Standard with k: 40 N/m, f: 320 KHz
Softer cantilevers for force-controlling scanning modes available upon request - Diamond-like hardness and durability:
Exceptional wear resistance of diamond-like carbon for consistent
performance and reduced cost per measurement - Delivered with TrueDimensions™:
Datasheet for every single probe available online 24/7 via QR code
MikroMasch® HQ:NSC16 series AFM probes used in a recently published workMon Nov 15 2021
Our HQ:NSC16 series AFM probes are used for AFM nanolithography and topography measurements in this recently published work on next-generation sustainable data storage materials based on metal-organic frameworks (MOFs).
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/action/downloadSupplement?doi=10.1002%2Fadmi.202101196&file=admi202101196-sup-0001-SuppMat.pdf&fbclid=IwAR0ddmZrTxBlUNrr44B1KKrL3QC7Nm7Iktmf_VlbHfuUiip2DBdFmRwW17M
Happy World Science Day for Peace and Development!Wed Nov 10 2021
“Celebrated every 10 November, World Science Day for Peace and Development highlights the important role of science in society and the need to engage the wider public in debates on emerging scientific issues. It also underlines the importance and relevance of science in our daily lives.”
Correlation of membrane protein conformational and functional dynamicsFri Nov 05 2021
Membrane proteins (MPs) reside in the plasma membrane and perform various biological processes including ion transport, substrate transport, and signal transduction.*
Function-related conformational changes in membrane proteins occur in times scales ranging from nanoseconds to seconds.*
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Supercritical carbon dioxide decellularization of plant material to generate 3D biocompatible scaffoldsFri Oct 29 2021
Biocompatible scaffolds that can be repopulated with human cells have many uses such serving as replacement organs and tissues. Therefore there is an increasing interest in plant-based biomaterials for tissue engineering.*
As the above mentioned scaffolds should mimic the in vivo tissue environment closely they need to provide a fitting structural and biomechanical support to the cells while at the same time promoting cell behaviour and tissue development. *
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German National Metrology Institute (PTB) Scientists Present Nanomechanical Head with Exchangeable AFM Probes As IndenterWed Oct 20 2021
Discover how nanotools biosphere™ with precisely controlled 2 µm radius is applied to measure the mechanical properties of ultra-soft PDMS samples.
- Title: A MEMS nanoindenter with an integrated AFM cantilever gripper for nanomechanical characterization of compliant materials
DOI: 10.1088/1361-6528/ab88ed - Authors: Z Li, S Gao, U Brand, K Hiller and H Wolff
- Publication: Nanotechnology
- Publisher: IOP Publishing
- Date: 11 May 2020
MikroMasch® shared a video - how to fabricate a photo on a silicon wafer using nanotechnologySat Oct 09 2021
Check out this cool educational video from MIT.nano demonstrating how to fabricate a photo on a silicon wafer using nanotechnology.
Happy American Nanotechnology day!
BudgetSensors® celebrates Niels Bohr birthdayThu Oct 07 2021
"How wonderful that we have met with a paradox. Now we have some hope of making progress.” Today we celebrate the birthday of the late Niels Bohr, a Danish physicist famous for, among other things, developing the Bohr model of the atom.
BOSCH and KIT Researchers Explore Tip Wear and Tip Shape Impact on Measurement Uncertainty During Thermal Grooving AFM StudyTue Sep 14 2021
Discover how nanotools SuperSharpStandard-NCHR with 2-3 nm radius was applied to accurately measure nickel grain boundary grooves of solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) anodes.
- Title: A thermal grooving study of relative grain boundary energies of nickel in polycrystalline Ni and in a Ni/YSZ anode measured by atomic force microscopy
- Authors: Patricia Haremski, Lars Epple, Matthias Wieler, Piero Lupetin, Richard Thelen, Michael J. Hoffmann
- Publication: Acta Materialia
- Publisher: Elsevier
- Date: 1 August 2021
#AFM #metrology #topography #microscopy #nanotechnology #BOSCH #KIT
BudgetSensors® diamond-like carbon coated Tap300DLC AFM tips used in a recent studyThu Sep 09 2021
High precision mechanical nanopatterning of graphene with our diamond-like carbon coated Tap300DLC AFM tips for the fabrication of graphene quantum point contact devices.
MikroMasch® thanks Ernest Rutherford for his experiment.Mon Aug 30 2021
On this day in 1871 Ernest Rutherford, the father of nuclear physics, was born. Thanks to the Rutherford gold foil experiment we know that atoms have very small nuclei, where most of their mass is concentrated, surrounded by orbiting electrons.
Do we measure the atomic nuclei with atomic resolution Atomic Force Microscopy?
Beetles Elytra, a model structure for next-generation bioinspired synthetic materialsFri Aug 13 2021
Discover how nanotools biotool hi-res, SSS-FMR with 2-3 nm radius and biosphere™ with 50 nm radius are applied for imaging and indentation measurements.
- Title: A matter of size? Material, structural and mechanical strategies for size adaptation in the elytra of Cetoniinae beetles
- Authors: Meisam Asgari, Nicolas A. Alderete, Zhaowen Lin, Ryan Benavides, Horacio D. Espinosa
- Publication: Acta Biomaterialia
- Publisher: Elsevier
- Date: 1 March 2021
HQ:XSC11/No Al used in a recent studyWed Jul 28 2021
Our HQ:XSC11/No Al AFM probes take part in the analysis of groove arrays created by femtosecond pulse laser for hydrodynamic particle focusing.
Happy birthday to Gerd Binnig!Tue Jul 20 2021
Quite often decades pass between an important discovery in natural sciences and its respective Nobel Prize. Not so with the discovery of the Scanning Tunneling Microscope in 1981, which earned its inventors half of the 1986 Nobel Prize. Happy birthday to Gerd Binnig, co-inventor of the Scanning Tunneling Microscope and the Atomic Force Microscope!
EBD-16: Semi Fab proven solution for extreme deep trench metrologyWed Jul 14 2021
Blue Line product highlight:
EBD-16™: World's longest high-performance AFM tip.
- Optimized conical shape for enhanced stability
Precisely controlled DLC spike length > 16 µm (Total tip length > 26 µm) - Controlled orientation: 12°, 13° or 3°
Tilt compensation for enhanced access to bottom trench features - Diamond-like hardness and durability
Unmatched wear resistance for consistent depth data, enhanced throughput, and reduced cost per measurement - Optimized cantilevers
Standard with k: 40 N/m, f: 320 kHz. Softer cantilevers available. - Delivered with TrueDimensions™
Datasheet for every single probe available online 24/7 via QR code
Images of collagen adsorbed to mica collected with HQ:NSC15/Al BS AFM probesTue Jun 29 2021
Our HQ:NSC15/Al BS AFM probes collect images of collagen adsorbed to mica in this study of environmentally controlled curvature of single collagen proteins.
NANOSENSORS Membrane Surface Stress Sensors (MSS) used by NECThu Jun 24 2021
NEC uses NANOSENSORS Membrane Surface Stress Sensors (MSS) in their development of a measuring device that enables spatial monitoring of SARS-CoV-2
To learn more about NANOSENSORS MSS please have a look at the MSS Webpage https://www.mss-sensor.com/ or the MSS Youtube video
Tap300Al-G AFM probes used in a recent study.Thu Jun 17 2021
Tap300Al-G AFM probes are used to analyze iron thin films coated optics for corrosion monitoring, a vital step in the prevention of methane leaks and catastrophic effects in natural gas pipelines
MikroMasch® celebrates Heinrich Rohrer's birthday!Thu Jun 10 2021
Celebrating the birthday of the late Heinrich Rohrer! The Swiss physicist shared half of the 1986 Nobel Prize in Physics with Gerd Binnig for the invention of the Scanning Tunneling Microscope (STM), the predecessor of the Atomic Force Microscope (AFM). Thank you for leading the way!
Highlights
AFM Probe Focus
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
