Note: This webinar will be presented in Mandarin / 官话 / 官話.
Join us for a webinar to learn about one of the cutting-edge applications of nanoscientific research:
In-Air and In-Liquid AFM Imaging with PinPoint Nanomechanical Mode
As the most abundant (25 to 35%) protein in mammals, collagen is found everywhere in connective tissues, including bone, skin, and muscle. Thus characterization of the structure, compositions, and mechanical properties of collagen fibrils is crucial in understanding their performance over time.
Atomic force microscopy (AFM), as a powerful nanotechnology tool, has been widely used to determine the morphology, mechanical properties, and in situ self-assembly processes of collagen fibrils. Conventional techniques to characterize these collagen fibrils are mainly based on AFM force-volume spectroscopy, which collects force-distance (F-d) curves at each pixel to calculate material properties. However, these techniques have been recognized as being exceedingly slow. It takes hours to acquire an elasticity map. Driven by the demand for a much faster technique, Park Systems developed the PinPoint Nanomechanical Mode to provide a solution that is at least 100 times faster than traditional techniques. With this application, an elasticity map can be acquired within minutes and with a correlated topography image that reveals the position and orientation of the sample. This mode represents a new application tool for acquiring real-time topography and quantitative mechanical property maps of various materials, ranging from hard disks to soft tissues. Here, we report imaging collagen fibrils using the PinPoint Nanomechanical Mode.
Bundle of collagen fibrils imaged in-air using PinPoint Nanomechanical Mode Image size: 256 x 256 px / Scan size: 5 x 5 um
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Webinar Details
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Date: Thursday, Dec 22, 2016
Time:
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm (PST) San Francisco, Los Angeles
8:00 pm – 9:00 pm (EST) Boston, New York
(Dec 23) 1:00 am – 2:00 am (GMT) London
(Dec 23) 2:00 am – 3:00 am (CET) Paris, Rome
(Dec 23) 9:00 am – 10:00 am (CST) Beijing
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System Requirements
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PC-based attendees Windows 7, Vista, XP 2003 Server
Mac-based attendees MacOS 10.5 or newer
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