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Posts Tagged ‘surface science’

PeakForce Tapping with Bruker AFM Microscopy

High Resolution AFM with Bruker PeakForce Tapping

PeakForce Tapping enables high resolution imaging and extends AFM to areas not previously possible. Map nanoscale properties simultaneously alongside imaging.

3D Optical Coordinate Measurement

New Bruker Contour CMM – Optical Coordinate Measurement

The new Contour CMM from Bruker is the world’s first optical coordinate measurement machine that provides information about surface roughness, shape and size from just one measurement.

UKSAF Surface Analysis Forum Winter Meeting 2017

UKSAF Winter Meeting – 6th January 2016

UKSAF Winter Meeting 2016 Wednesday 6th January 2016, Leicestershire Visit Blue Scientific at the UKSAF Winter Meeting, organised by the UK Surface Analysis Forum. The conference will be on Wednesday 6th January at Yew Lodge Hotel in Kegworth, Leicestershire. The theme of the conference is “Surfaces Matter”, focussing on the materials we use for surfaces, how […]

Polymer Additives Surface Blooming Identification using AFM-IR

Polymer Additives Surface Blooming – AFM-IR Paper

Diagnosing Surface Blooming of Polymer Additives Additives impart improved performance characteristics in polymer systems such as anti-oxidation, lubrication and UV protection. Surface blooming of additives can alter the bulk and surface properties of the material, leading to a range of undesirable outcomes from mechanical failure to cross contamination. For plastics in medical devices, changes of […]

AFM-IR Webinar

AFM-IR Webinar – 18th June 2015

AFM-IR is a breakthrough technique for simultaneous morphological and chemical characterisation at the nanoscale. It offers over 100x improvement in spatial resolution, compared to traditional FT-IR and Raman microscopy. A 1 hour webinar entitled “Nanoscale IR Spectroscopy for Polymers and Life Sciences” will be hosted by our partners Anasys Instruments on Thursday 18th June at 3pm BST. […]

Water uptake in organic coatings using AFM-IR

Mapping Water Uptake in Organic Coatings using AFM-IR

Professor Stuart Lyon of the University of Manchester, a Blue Scientific customer, has  published a paper about mapping water uptake in organic coatings using AFM-IR. Water Uptake in Organic Coatings Paints are commonly used to isolate metals from corrosive environments. The breakdown of protection offered by organic coatings over long periods of time is an important process in corrosion science. […]

UKSAF Photos

UKSAF Photos

Thank you to everyone who came to see us at UKSAF UK Surface Analysis Forum in Cardiff this week. We hope you enjoyed Dr Gregory Fisher’s talk about the future of TOF-SIMS in biomolecular imaging. You can find out more about TOF-SIMS instruments here. Please feel free to get in touch if you have any questions, […]

What is AFM-IR Video

AFM-IR Video: Anasys nanoIR2

AFM-IR Video AFM-IR is a pioneering nanoscale surface analysis technique that combines AFM (atomic force microscopy) with infrared (IR) spectroscopy. Watch the AFM-IR video from Anasys for an easy-to-understand, visual explanation of what AFM-IR is and how the technique captures spectra alongside AFM-IR images. nanoIR2™ AFM-IR System The Anasys nanoIR2 is a nanoscale IR spectroscopy platform. The system features […]

ECOSS Surface Science Conference

ECOSS: European Conference on Surface Science

ECOSS, the 30th European Conference on Surface Science, will be taking place on 31 August – 05 September 2014. The conference venue is the Kervansaray Lara Convention Centre in Antalya on the Mediterranean coast of Turkey. The event will include talks and poster sessions, with prizes for the best presentations, as well as a gala dinner. The talks and […]