Bruker Corp., Santa Barbara, Calif., has released the NanoMechanics Lab, a suite of force-mapping modes that enable Dimension FastScan and Icon AFM systems for quantitative nanoscale characterization, extending from soft hydrogels and polymers to hard metals and ceramics. The NanoMechanics Lab encompasses a broad range of nanoscale AFM measurement techniques, including the well-established Force Volume mode, as well as the new high-accuracy PeakForce QNM, FASTForce Volume, and FASTForce Volume Contact Resonance modes.
Utilizing advanced algorithms and exclusive AFM probe manufacturing methods, these modes deliver the most repeatable and accurate high-volume quantitative measurements, adding in data cubes for multi-dimensional nanoscale analysis of materials.
“In particular, Bruker’s new implementation of contact resonance offers a significantly improved capability in both accessibility and performance,” says Dalia Yablon, Ph.D., Founder at SurfaceChar LLC. “Coupled with the advances in well-controlled and pre-calibrated probes, I anticipate this new, user-friendly implementation will broaden the use of contact resonance into a wider variety of application areas, such as polymers.”
