• The system combines atomic force microscopy (AFM), near-field scanning optical microscopy (NSOM) and confocal Raman microscopy in a single, multifunctional instrument to enable a broad and powerful array of micro- and nanoscale microscopy and spectroscopy studies. (upenn.edu)
  • It can function in combination with the microscope for custom spectromicroscopy experiments, but can also be used as a stand-alone laser source for powerful spectroscopy studies of nanostructures and other materials when not needed for microscopy studies, thus maximizing its use. (upenn.edu)
  • M. Lekka, K.Herman, J.Zemła, L.Bodek, G.Pyka-Fościak, D.Gil, J.Dulińska-Litewka, A.Ptak, P.Laidler - Probing the recognition specificity of αVβ1 integrin and syndecan-4 using force spectroscopy - Micron 137 (2020) 102888. (edu.pl)
  • K.Herman, A.Ptak, M.Lekka - Unbinding kinetics of syndecans by single-molecule force spectroscopy - Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters 9(2018)1509-1515. (edu.pl)
  • Normal force feedback with tuning fork actuation provides no alignment, laser-free operation for improved optical signal to noise ratio, and ultra-sensitive force spectroscopy perfect for force and adhesion measurements. (nanonics.co.il)
  • Biophysical/advanced microscopic methods (fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET), fluorescence crosscorrelation spectroscopy (FCCS), near-field scanning optical microscopy (NSOM), X-ray crystallography, surface plasmon resonance, NMR spectroscopy) have been instrumental in clarifying the details of receptor structure and organization from the atomic level to the assembly and dynamics of supramolecular clusters. (unideb.hu)
  • Among the more popular of these class if tools emerged the scanning optical microscope (NSOM/SNOM) and AFM-Raman microscope. (nanowerk.com)
  • The company designs and manufactures an ultrafast High-Throughput Atomic Force Microscopy (HT-AFM) system for metrology of advanced ICs. (nanowerk.com)
  • For over 20 years, DME has successfully dealt with the development and manufacturing of atomic force microscopes. (nanowerk.com)
  • Keysight Technologies offers a wide range of high-precision atomic force microscopes (AFM) to meet your unique research needs. (nanowerk.com)
  • Nanonics is a nanoscale characterization company that manufactures scanning probe microscopes (SPM) and atomic force microscopes (AFM), with an emphasis on integrating them with other tools such as optical, spectroscopic, and electron microscopes. (nanowerk.com)
  • Nanosurf is a leading manufacturer of atomic force microscopes and scanning tunneling microscopes . (nanowerk.com)
  • Our nanopositioners plus a wide range of SPM accessories makes it simple to create inexpensive, customized atomic force microscopes. (laserfocusworld.com)
  • Conventional microscopes have fundamentally limited resolution due to diffraction, but there is no such restriction for near-field interactions, that is why near-field microscopy is becoming one of the most important techniques for nano-science. (dmphotonics.com)
  • Conventional microscopes have fundamentally limited resolution due to diffraction, but there is no such restriction for near-field interactions, that is why near-field microscopy is becoming important nano-science technique. (dmphotonics.com)
  • CSInstruments is a French scientific equipment manufacturer specialized in the conception of Atomic Force Microscope and options designed for existing AFM. (nanowerk.com)
  • ICSPI makes the nGauge: the world's smallest, simplest and most affordable atomic force microscope. (nanowerk.com)
  • The MCL-NSOM is a near field scanning optical microscope using a resonant probe. (photonicsonline.com)
  • The MCL-NSOM is built on a microscope platform with access to optical pathways making it ideal to use with optical microscopy techniques. (photonicsonline.com)
  • The SPM-M kit is a do-it-yourself atomic force microscope (AFM). (photonicsonline.com)
  • Size, morphology and surface properties are readily characterized in the scanning transmission electron microscope (STEM), while high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM) allows structural information on particles and atomic clusters to sub-0.2 nm resolution. (cdc.gov)
  • Microscopy in which the samples are first stained immunocytochemically and then examined using an electron microscope. (genomicglossaries.com)
  • Near-field Scanning Optical Microscope (NSOM) is a versatile tool for nano-characterization and nanomanufacturing. (dmphotonics.com)
  • The MultiView 2000 series is an advanced single probe scanning probe microscope enabling a variety of modes of AFM/SPM/NSOM imaging. (nanonics.co.il)
  • This enables total flexibility in your NSOM setup, as the MultiView 2000 can be integrated with any optical microscope. (nanonics.co.il)
  • Used in this way, the MultiView 2000 integrates conventional far-field imaging, confocal microscopy, AFM, and near-field optics in a single system. (nanonics.co.il)
  • The estimation of roughness-induced losses has been made by performing Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) measurements. (iisc.ac.in)
  • Numerous SPM (scanning probe microscopy) modes including AFM, force curves measurements, conductive and electrical modes (cAFM, KPFM), STM, liquid cell and electrochemical environment, together with chemical mapping through TERS/TEPL. (horiba.com)
  • The presence of these structures was controlled by optical microscopy and hardness measurements by the Rockwell method. (physchemaspects.ru)
  • Scanning probe microscopy offers the possibility of analysing nanometre-diameter particles under ambient conditions, thus getting away from some of the constraints imposed by electron microscopy. (cdc.gov)
  • In high-resolution electron microscopy one can begin to do `` crystallography without crystals'', averaging thousands of images of single molecules or other assemblies to reveal near atomic level structure. (genomicglossaries.com)
  • Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign Molecular Biomedicine in the Era of Teraflop Computing - DDDAS.org Narrower term: transmission electron microscopy (TEM). (genomicglossaries.com)
  • Asylum Research is a technology leader for atomic force and scanning probe microscopy (AFM/SPM) for a wide range of applications including, polymers, energy storage, semiconductors, 2D materials, piezo and ferroelectrics, and biomaterials. (nanowerk.com)
  • Imaging methods such as atomic force microscopy and near-field scanning optical microscopy (NSOM) offer novel and exciting possibilities for the characterization of specific aerosols. (cdc.gov)
  • A type of scanning probe microscopy in which a probe systematically rides across the surface of a sample being scanned in a raster pattern. (genomicglossaries.com)
  • The characterization process involved estimation of loss and observing the be- havior of optical elds in the device around the wavelength of 1550 nm using near-field scanning optical microscopy (NSOM) measurement. (iisc.ac.in)
  • Standardization of methods for instrument specification, instrument calibration, instrument operation, data acquisition, data processing, qualitative analysis, and quantitative analysis in the use of scanning probe microscopy for surface chemical analysis. (iso.org)
  • Advanced Nearfield Scanning Optical Microscopy/Atomic Force Microscopy/Scanning Probe Microscopy systems (NSOM-AFM-SPM) are used for numerous applications in materials research, including semiconductors, data storage, electronic materials, solar cells, polymers, catalysts, life sciences and nano-sciences. (dmphotonics.com)
  • Nanonics has designed The MultiView 2000 for excellence in scanning probe microscopy while allowing for near-field and far-field optical NSOM/AFM Raman/TERS imaging without perturbation. (nanonics.co.il)
  • P. Klapetek, Scanning Probe Microscopy Characterization of Optical Thin Films p. 315, 2018, in Optical Characterization of Optical Thin Films, Eds. (nanometrologie.cz)
  • 1991, Charge Storage in a Nitride-Oxide-Silicon Medium by Scanning Capacitance Microscopy, R.C. Barrett et al. (everypatent.com)
  • B.Zapotoczny, F.Braet, E.Wisse, M.Lekka, M.Szymonski - Biophysical nanocharacterization of liver sinusoidal endothelial cells through atomic force microscopy - Biophysical Review 12 (2020) 625. (edu.pl)
  • P.N. Osuchowska, P.Wachulak, A.Nowak-Stępniowska, A.Bartnik, K.Gnanachandran, M.Lekka, J.Czwartoś, H.Fiedorowicz, E.A. Trafny - Imaging of cell structural features using optimized soft X-ray contact microscopy - Applied Sciences 10(19) (2020) 6895. (edu.pl)
  • The NSOM can be operated in 5 standard NSOM modes and can also be used solely as a resonant probe AFM. (photonicsonline.com)
  • NSOM-AFM-SPM is a well-established method for ultra-high nano-scale spatial resolution surface imaging and the characterization of surfaces and interfaces down to atomic dimensions. (dmphotonics.com)
  • 2. Tarasova N.V., Loriya A.R. Vozmozhnosti metodov atomno-silovoy mikroskopii v nanomaterialovedenii uglerodistykh staley [Possibilities of methods of atomic force microscopy in nanomaterials science of carbon steels] / N.V. Tarasova, A.R. Loriya // Sovremennyye tendetsii razvitiya nauki i obrazovaniya. (physchemaspects.ru)
  • Nanospectroscopy Imaging Techniques: Using NSOM and TERS for Semiconductor Materials Imaging. (nanonics.co.il)
  • The light sources for the NSOM and Raman components involves a standard laser source as well as a compact, turnkey tunable laser. (upenn.edu)
  • Selective Detection of RGD-Integrin Binding in Cancer Cells Using Tip Enhanced Raman Scattering Microscopy. (nanonics.co.il)
  • Other designs that take advantage of straight probes or apertured Si probes are significantly more challenging for reflection mode NSOM experiments. (nanonics.co.il)
  • Glass cantilevered normal force probes. (nanonics.co.il)
  • 3. Shlyakhova G.V., Zuev L.B., Popova E.A. Studying carbon steel by atomic force microscopy, AIP Conference Proceedings, 2018, vol. 2053, issue 1, pp. 030063-1-030063-4. (physchemaspects.ru)
  • The electrochemically active area of a proton exchange membrane in an operating fuel cell is investigated using conductive probe atomic force microscopy. (ucsb.edu)
  • In that earlier work, Hess said, "we developed something called spectroscopic near-field microscopy, where we spread out a spectrum of light across wavelengths into lots of little glowing things. (inje.ac.kr)
  • short_desc Optical Micro Tips for Near Field Microscopy (Pack of 10). (cd-bioparticles.net)
  • 8. Pankratov I.A., Stepankin I.N. Opredelenie uprugikh kharakteristik strukturnykh sostavlyayushchikh stalej KH12 i R6M5 metodom atomno-silovoj mikroskopii [Determination of the elastic characteristics of structural components of steels X210Cr12 and HSS6-5-2 by atomic force microscopy], Industrial laboratory. (physchemaspects.ru)
  • 7. Korkh M.K., Korkh Y.V., Rigmant M.B., Kazantseva N.V., Vinogradova N.I. Using Kelvin probe force microscopy for controlling the phase composition of austenite-martensite chromium-nickel steel, Russian Journal of Nondestructive Testing, 2016, vol. 52, issue 11, pp. 664-672. (physchemaspects.ru)
  • For an explanation of all modes of NSOM, please see here . (nanonics.co.il)
  • 5. Shlyakhova G.V. Barannikova S.A., Zuev L.B. Issledovanie struktury stali 40KH13 posle zakalki metodami atomno-silovoj mikroskopii [Study of the structure of high-chromium steel AISI 420 upon quenching by atomic force microscopy methods], Vestnik Tambovskogo universiteta. (physchemaspects.ru)
  • This instrument design is ideal for true collection mode NSOM, where the light illuminates the sample, and then collected through the NSOM probe by a detector (see schematic on right). (nanonics.co.il)
  • The MCL-NSOM includes 6 axes of motorized positioning and 3 axes of closed loop nanopositioning for exceptional position resolution. (photonicsonline.com)
  • We tested the hypothesis that myocardial contractile protein phosphorylation and the Ca2+ sensitivity of force production are dysregulated in a porcine model of pacing-induced heart failure (HF). (unideb.hu)
  • Microscopy of specimens stained with fluorescent dye (usually fluorescein isothiocyanate) or of naturally fluorescent materials, which emit light when exposed to ultraviolet or blue light. (genomicglossaries.com)
  • 1. Zuev L.B., Shlyakhova G.V. O vozmozhnostyakh atomno-silovoy mikroskopii v metallografii uglerodistykh staley [On the possibilities of atomic force microscopy in the metallography of carbon steels], Materialovedeniye [Materials Science], 2014, no. 7. (physchemaspects.ru)
  • 4. Duka V.V. Pustovoit V.N., Ostapenko D.A., Aref`eva L.P., Dombrovskij Y.M. The use of the atomic force microscopy to investigate the structure of steel 14G2, IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, 2019, vol. 680, art. (physchemaspects.ru)
  • The Multiview 2000 further offers the most stable feedback mechanism available in the form of normal force feedback with tuning fork actuation. (nanonics.co.il)
  • In true reflection mode, light is introduced via the NSOM probe, and then collected by a detector above the probe as shown in the schematic below. (nanonics.co.il)
  • Additionally, the Ca2+ sensitivities of isometric force production were higher and appeared to be more variable in single permeabilized cardiomyocytes from the HF pacing site than in the healthy myocardium. (unideb.hu)
  • In conclusion, the level of PKA-dependent TnI phosphorylation and the Ca2+ sensitivity of force production exhibited a high cell-to-cell variability at the LV pacing site, possibly explaining the abnormalities of the regional myocardial contractile function in a porcine model of pacing-induced HF. (unideb.hu)
  • The paper presents the results of a study of the submicron structure of carbon eutectoid steel by the atomic force microscopy, carried out in accordance with current international standards. (physchemaspects.ru)