Dec. 12, 2005 – Veeco Instruments Inc. (Nasdaq: VECO), a supplier of instrumentation to the nanoscience community, introduced the BioScope II, an atomic force microscope (AFM) designed to facilitate advanced bioscience research.
The device is designed to deliver ranges suitable for imaging large structures (e.g., cells), as well as for matching cell or sample sizes to scan areas and correlating AFM data with optical/fluorescence images.
The company says setup is fast and easy, even for complex perfusion experiments. A soft-sealed environmental/perfusion chamber and sample heater allows sensitive biological samples to be maintained and imaged under physiological conditions by controlling the chemistry of the fluid and gaseous environment.