What Nanosurf customers are saying
Dr. Wesley C. Sanders
For several years we have used the Easyscan 2 and the NaioAFM to provide AFM training, for student research projects and demonstrations. These AFMs have provided us with years of exceptional use. They have allowed students to acquire complex skill sets associated with AFM imag...
Dr. Philipp Merkelbach
We contacted Nanosurf with a problem and they showed us the solution: we needed to measure samples on an existing inverted optical microscope as well as by AFM. Nanosurf solved the issue by designing a shuttle stage with a repositioning accuracy of > 20 µm.
Dr. Mustapha Mabrouki
I bought the first FlexAFM ever sold in Morocco. We chose this instrument as it best fulfils our research requirements at great value for money. During the initial phase, we much appreciated the competence of Nanosurf’s technical sales team and the friendly relationship that d...
Prof. Tomaso Zambelli
At the Laboratory of Biosensors and Bioelectronics (ETH Zurich) we have been using the Nanosurf’s Flex-FPM system since the very early days of FluidFM®. Together with Cytosurge, SmartTip and Nanosurf we developed this technology establishing several applications from cell adhe...
Dr. Thilo Glatzel
As a long-time Nanosurf customer, I highly value Nanosurf’s exceptionally fast and competent expert-level support. They were of great help in ironing out technical issues with our initial glovebox implementation and responded quickly and positively to all of my requests.
News
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Nanomechanical indentation measurements with force spectroscopy
In the realm of nanomechanical measurements, AFM is especially suited to working with soft materials due to its piconewton force resolution and sub-nanometer vertical displacement accuracy. One of the most popular AFM-b...
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Stability and Functionality of Plasma Polymerized films
Plasma polymerized (pp) organic polymer thin films are of interest to the biosensor development community. The polymer films that are rich in oxygen functionalities are especially attractive due to their ability to cova...
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Advanced cantilever-based techniques for virus research
During last century humans have endured multiple severe viral outbreaks including the Spanish flu and other influenza epidemics, HIV, SARS-CoV, MERS, Ebola and the recent SARS-CoV2. During this period, science has made...
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Surface Charge Imaging with Nanofluidic Probes
Surface charge and surface potential are material characteristics that influence functional properties of surfaces. Kelvin Probe Force Microscopy (KPFM) is conventionally used to study surface charge and surface potenti...
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Opening existing ANA experiments
Tutorial: Opening existing ANA experiments
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Importing data in ANA
Tutorial: Importing data in ANA
Events
AFM Theory: Learn how AFM works and all about AFM modes
Due to its flexibility, the atomic force microscope has become a common tool for material characterization alongside optical and electron microscopy, achieving resolutions down to the nanometer scale and beyond. The AFM can operate in environments from ultra-high vacuum to fluids, and therefore cuts across all disciplines from physics and chemistry to biology and materials science. This article describes the operating principle and most common measurement modes of atomic force microscopy, and some of the many properties that can be measured with AFM on the nanoscale.
