First Approach Using Fluidic Force Microscopy (FluidFM®) to Measure Adhesion Forces between Droplets and Flat/Rough Surfaces Immersed in Water.

One of the key elements in the battery industry is the recycling and re-use of materials. At the same time, one of the key elements of solid material recycling is selective wetting agglomeration (a three-phase system).

For the selective wetting agglomeration to function properly, the right combination of liquids and recycling particles have to be achieved, which is usually a difficult task due to the many parameters affecting the process.

In this paper, the FlexAFM, in combination with a microfluidic system, was used to demonstrate that such system can be employed to measure the forces between droplets and surfaces and thus help design three-phase systems to efficiently separate battery materials. 

Schwan L, Bröckel U. First Approach Using Fluidic Force Microscopy (FluidFM®) to Measure Adhesion Forces between Droplets and Flat/Rough Surfaces Immersed in Water. Processes 2024; 12(1):99.

AFM data in this publication were obtained with FlexAFM

The FlexAFM has been the instrument of choice for hundreds of researchers in need of a reliable and versatile atomic force microscope system. Built with ease of use and configurability in mind, the capabilities of the FlexAFM cover most research needs: Configure your FlexAFM for 2D materials research in a glovebox, or integrate it with your inverted optical microscope for biological applications - no matter what your research goals are, the Nanosurf FlexAFM provides you with an affordable mid-range instrument that you can expand and upgrade as your requirements evolve.

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