In the AFMRT lab we have a mixture of conventional, off-the-shelf instruments, with our custom-made AFMs:
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PicoSPMLE Molecular Imaging System
Maximum Scanner Displacements: 80 x 80 x 10 µm.
Conventional AFM capable of performing all the main instrument tasks, including molecular resolution imaging (dynamic and contact modes), force spectroscopy and MFM, among others.
PicoLE Molecular Imaging AFM (left) and S100A9 protein imaged by the instrument (in collaboration with FunGP group of BioISI).
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Conventional AFM retrofitted with FFM capabilities
Maximum Scanner Displacements: 5 x 5 x 2 µm.
Conventional AFM that was retrofitted with FFM capabilities.
Conventional AFM system (left) and Kelvin probe force spectroscopy image of nano features written on a piezoelectric film (right).
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Custom-made optical-fiber based FFM (Viriato)
Maximum Scanner Displacements: 30 x 30 x 16 µm.
FFM that was designed to study soft systems, including biological matter.
Viriato (left) and imaging of Saccharomyces cerevisiae (in collaboration with iBB/IST) by this instrument.
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Low cost custom-made AFM
Maximum Scanner Displacements: 30 x 30 x 10 µm.
Custom-made AFM developed in the lab.
Project of the custom-made, beam deflection AFM under development at the AFMRT lab.