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National Graphene Institute and University of Manchester Collaborates with Bruker for Nanoscale Graphene Research with Dimension FastScan AFM

Bruker has established a collaborative partnership with the University of Manchester’s new National Graphene Institute (NGI) to leverage the benchmark speed, resolution and performance of the Dimension FastScan® Atomic Force Microscope (AFM) for research into the nanofabrication and nanoscale properties of graphene.

From Bruker Nano Surfaces and Metrology 5 Apr 2013

Bruker Introduces New AFM Configuration for Semiconductor Characterization

Bruker announced today the release of the Dimension Icon® SSRM-HR, a new atomic force microscope (AFM) configuration including the Scanning Spreading Resistance Microscopy (SSRM) module, designed specifically for high-resolution (HR) semiconductor characterization.

From Bruker Nano Surfaces and Metrology 5 Apr 2013

AFM Reveals Change in Nanoscale Biomechanical Properties of Cartilage in Earliest Stages of Osteoarthritis

Osteoarthritis is the most common joint disorder, affecting about one-third of older adults, and currently there is no cure. A study published by Cell Press April 2nd in the Biophysical Journal reveals how the nanoscale biomechanical properties of cartilage at joints change at the earliest stages of osteoarthritis, making the tissue more prone to damage during fast physical activities.

4 Apr 2013

Anasys Announce Lorentz Contact Resonance Imaging is Now Available for afm+ and nanoIR Instruments

Anasys Instruments continues to expand the capabilities of their nanoscale materials characterization techniques with the Lorentz Contact Resonance (LCR) imaging mode. This is now available for their afm+® and nanoIR™ systems.

26 Mar 2013

Researchers Employ Atomic Force Microscope to Study Cell Bond Lifetimes

Researchers have for the first time demonstrated that mechanical forces can control the depolymerization of actin, a critical protein that provides the major force-bearing structure in the cytoskeletons of cells. The research suggests that forces applied both externally and internally may play a much larger role than previously believed in regulating a range of processes inside cells.

21 Mar 2013

AFM-IR Reveals Chemical Properties of Polymer Nanostructures

Dynamic analysis reveals the chemical composition of polymer nanostructures

11 Mar 2013

AFM Helps Measure Physical Forces and State of Molecules in Protein Folding

New research from Rice University, Baylor College of Medicine (BCM) and the Puget Sound Blood Center (PSBC) has revealed how stresses of flow in the small blood vessels of the heart and brain could cause a common protein to change shape and form dangerous blood clots. The scientists were surprised to find that the proteins could remain in the dangerous, clot-initiating shape for up to five hours before returning to their normal, healthy shape.

6 Mar 2013

EPFL Researchers Study Drug-Resistant Bacteria with Anasys AFM-IR system

Researchers at EPFL in Switzerland are measuring the mechanical properties of proteins, cells and tissues. To date, AFM has been the main tool but is now complemented with the arrival of a nanoIR™ AFM-IR system from Anasys.

5 Mar 2013

University of Nottingham Researchers Study Nanotubes and Nanofibrils with JPK AFM and Tip Assisted Optics Module

JPK Instruments, a world-leading manufacturer of nanoanalytic instrumentation for research in life sciences and soft matter, reports on the research studies of Dr Ioan Notingher, associate professor in the faculty of science at the University of Nottingham. With a research interest in the development of new optical and spectroscopic methods for studying biomaterials, he is applying JPK's atomic force microscope (AFM) system, the NanoWizard®, and tip assisted optics module (TAO).

From Bruker BioAFM 27 Feb 2013

PTIR Technique Using AFM Extracts Chemical Information with Nanometer-Scale Spatial Resolution

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Maryland have demonstrated that a new spectroscopy technique can simultaneously measure a material's topography and chemical composition with nanometer-scale spatial resolution.

From National Institute of Standards and Tech (NIST) 13 Feb 2013

Atomic Force Microscopes News

National Graphene Institute and University of Manchester Collaborates with Bruker for Nanoscale Graphene Research with Dimension FastScan AFM

Bruker Introduces New AFM Configuration for Semiconductor Characterization

AFM Reveals Change in Nanoscale Biomechanical Properties of Cartilage in Earliest Stages of Osteoarthritis

Anasys Announce Lorentz Contact Resonance Imaging is Now Available for afm+ and nanoIR Instruments

Researchers Employ Atomic Force Microscope to Study Cell Bond Lifetimes

AFM-IR Reveals Chemical Properties of Polymer Nanostructures

AFM Helps Measure Physical Forces and State of Molecules in Protein Folding

EPFL Researchers Study Drug-Resistant Bacteria with Anasys AFM-IR system

University of Nottingham Researchers Study Nanotubes and Nanofibrils with JPK AFM and Tip Assisted Optics Module

PTIR Technique Using AFM Extracts Chemical Information with Nanometer-Scale Spatial Resolution

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