Oxford Instruments Asylum Research, Goleta, Calif., announces the new Cypher VRS Video-Rate AFM, said to be the first and only full-featured video-rate atomic force microscope. It uses small cantilevers to dramatically increase scan speed and resolution and a unique system design approach that makes it immune to ordinary vibrations and temperature fluctuations.
The Cypher S makes routine measurements far easier, and makes possible the most challenging.The Cypher VRS sets a new benchmark for speed, enabling high-resolution imaging of dynamic events at up to 625 lines/second, corresponding to about ten frames per second. For comparison, this is about 300 times faster than typical AFMs, and ten times faster than current “fast scanning” AFMs.
The Cypher VRS is the only AFM to achieve these speeds while still offering the versatility and ease of use of a full-featured research AFM. It is ideal for researching dynamic nano-events such as biochemical reactions, membrane studies, self-assembly, and boundless other applications in materials and life sciences.
