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Hi, This week Asylum Technologies will visit and demonstrate their MFP-3D-SA AFM instrument. They will give the complex materials seminar to give an overview of the instrument and its capabilities: *March 4th*/ Rob Cain/Keith Jones (Asylum Technologies) / "Asylum MFP-3D atomic force microscopy for characterization of soft and hard surfaces, with temperature and environmental contol. " *On Thursday afternoon and Friday morning they are available to run some MSU samples*. Their machine will be set up in the Basement of BPS in room 135/6. Details of the instrument and the accessories they will have at MSU are given below. If you would like advice about sample preparation please contact [log in to unmask] As usual pizza and cookies at 11:45am Phil _____________________________________________ The instrument Asylum is bring to MSU is described in the brochure: http://www.asylumresearch.com/Products/Mfp3DSA/Mfp3DSA.shtml They are bringing the following accessories: 1. the Closed Fluid Cell: a completely sealed design, for experiments in which you need to exchange gas or liquid http://www.asylumresearch.com/Products/ClosedFluidCell/ClosedFluidCell.s html 2. iDrive: a cantilever holder that provides an alternative to acoustic AC (tapping) mode in liquid. It allows auto-tunes in liquid (for easier set-up), is great for soft samples, and allows phase and DualAC imaging in liquid (providing useful information about material mechanical properties that are otherwise unavailable.) http://www.asylumresearch.com/Products/iDrive/iDrive.shtml 3. Dual-Gain ORCA: For conductive AFM and point and click IV curves at specific, user defined locations. http://www.asylumresearch.com/Applications/Orca/Orca.shtml 4. Temperature control accessories. Polyheater - ambient to 300C in a controlled gaseous environment. http://www.asylumresearch.com/Products/PolyHeater/PolyHeater.shtml BioHeater - ambient to 80C in a controlled liquid environment. http://www.asylumresearch.com/Products/BioHeater/BioHeater.shtml Cooler/Heater - -35C - 120C. For use in a controlled gaseous environment, or with a liquid droplet. http://www.asylumresearch.com/Products/CoolerHeater/CoolerHeater.shtml