AFM Diamond Knife
Extremely smooth sample surfaces
Best possible structure preservation
cryo AFM
ultra AFM
The high quality Diatome diamond knives
are not just perfect for producing ultrathin
and semi-thin sections, but also for
surfacing sectioning of all kinds of biological
and industrial specimens for AFM
investigation.
Instead of a section as for TEM, the specimen surface is investigated using AFM. In order to achieve the best results for AFM investigation, only the highest quality diamond knives should be used.
Diatome ultra AFM and cryo AFM knives are specially tested to ensure that they meet the increased quality requirements of AFM investigation. They produce extremely smooth sample surfaces and guarantee the best possible structure preservation.
Images
AFM amplitude image of the muscle of cat's
mite Otodectes cynotis. The contrast covers
amplitude variation in the 1-3nm range. Size of
the whole image equals 4.6microns.
Nadejda Borisovna Matsko, Institut für angewandte Physik, ETH Zürich.
Morphology of a blend of two SBS block copolymers with different chain-architecture.
AFM tapping mode, phase image, image size = 3x3μm.
Rameshwar Adhikari, Institut für Werkstoffwissenschaft, Martin-Luther-Universität, Halle-Wittenberg.
References
P.H. Vallotton, M.M. Denn, B.A. Wood
and M.B. Salmeron: Comparison of
medical-grade ultrahigh molecular weight
polyethylene microsctructure by AFM and
TEM.
J. Biomater. Sci. Polymer Edn., Vol 6, No. 7, pp. 609-620, 1994. N. Matsko and M. Müller: AFM of biological material embedded in epoxi resin. Journal of Structural Biology 146, pp. 334-343, 2004.
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