BIOMETROLOGY Measurements

(Fluid or Air)

  • Adhesion Tests and Surface Mapping
  • Adsorption to Surfaces
  • Cell Binding/Adherence to Surfaces Evaluation
  • Cell Counting
  • Cellular Morphology in 3D
  • Colloidal Gold Labels (to 5 nm)
  • Corrosion Evaluation and Characterzation
  • Dynamics and Time-Dependent Measurements (to 1 ms)
  • Ex-situ Wear/Fatigue Evaluation (e.g., implant materials)
  • Feature Length and Width (to 0.5 nm)
  • Feature Rise/Fall Angle (to 80°)
  • Force vs. Distance Curves (regular or modified probes)
  • High Resolution Structure Determination (to 0.5 nm)
  • Hydration/Drying Effects
  • Interface Characterization
  • Lateral Force or Friction Imaging
  • Nanoscale Hardness
  • Organic Film Structure (to 0.5 nm)
  • Organic Film Thickness (to 0.1 nm)
  • Particle Size Analysis (0.5 nm- 8000 nm)
  • Phase Imaging
  • Pore Diameter (to 0.5 nm)
  • Process Monitoring (cleaning, chemical treatments)
  • QA/QC (e.g., medical devices, molecular biology products)
  • Sample Dissection and Manipulation by Movement
  • Specimen Volume (0.01- 100 µm3 typical)
  • Step/Feature Height or Depth (0.1 nm- 8000 nm)
  • Surface Analysis
  • Surface Charges Detection
  • Surface Defect Characterization (to 0.1 nm)
  • Surface Roughness (atomically smooth- 4000 nm p-p)
  • Surface Texture and Finish (to 0.1 nm)
  • Surface Treatment Characterization
  • Thin Film Characterization
  • Topographic Imaging (to 0.5 nm)
  • More...

Surface details of cell monolayer under fluid AFM. BIOMETROLOGY offers unique AFM services for cellular imaging in air or fluids. Including, cell counting, high resolution morphology determinations and adsorption characteristics to surfaces. These measurements can be applied to cancer research, apoptotic cells, bacteria, sperm cells, and more.