(August 30, 2010) — Asylum Research, producer of scanning probe/atomic force microscopy (AFM/SPM), delivered a dual system order for a Cypher AFM and an MFP-3D-BIO AFM to Australia’s University of Melbourne’s Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering. Dr. Raymond Dagastine’s group will use the Asylum AFMs to develop nano-scale experiments and theories to measure and predict interactions, collisions, and coalescence between droplets and bubbles that underpin innovative applications of foams and emulsions and other soft matter materials. The approach investigates how drops or bubbles collide in solution and how the physical mechanisms are dependent on the types of molecules coating their interfaces.
| With the Cypher AFM system, (L-R) Drs. Raymond Dagastine, Rico Tabor, and Sin Ying Tan of the University of Melbourne’s Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering. |
Asylum’s Cypher AFM a small sample AFM/SPM with high resolution AFM. Cypher provides low-drift closed loop atomic resolution for accurate images and measurements; rapid AC imaging with small cantilevers; Spot-On automated laser alignment for easy setup; integrated thermal, acoustic and vibration control; and broad support for all major AFM/SPM scanning modes and capabilities.
Dr. Dagastine commented, “We chose the combination of the Asylum MFP-3D and Cypher AFMs for their visionary design and stability, the cross compatibility of the software, and the ease of implementing specialized user controls and inputs. The MFD-3D-BIO and Cypher are an ideal combination of instruments for high-end research and surface characterization on the nano-scale. These outstanding AFMs will allow us an unprecedented opportunity to visualize the interactions and surfaces in soft matter materials through high resolution imagining on the nano to molecular scale, as well as cutting edge force measurements on the nano-scale with integration of a variety of optical characterization methods.”
Shane Huntington of The Innovation Group, Asylum’s representative in Australia for over a decade, commented, “As a company made up of AFM researchers, we are excited to be working with distinguished users such as Dr. Dagastine. We offer collaboration with our customers on the details of their research and stand ready with long-term service and support.”
Asylum Research provides atomic force and scanning probe microscopy (AFM/SPM) for materials and bioscience applications. www.AsylumResearch.com.
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