Moreover, manufacturing companies are increasingly opting for
atomic force microscopes that enable the end users access and analyze the details of the products and the semiconductors embedded in them in a three-dimensional view.
An
atomic force microscope uses a fine needle to visualize the features of a surface with exquisite resolution and precision; it is used more often in materials science than in cellular biology.
Increasing adaptation of tools such as
atomic force microscopes means that we are reaching the stage of being able to control surface patterns and thus functionality down to the single-nanometer level, setting the stage for nanoscale circuits and devices to make their entrance.
A virus particle in the process of extrusion at the cell plasma membrane was captured with the
atomic force microscope at 15 hours after infection.
Using an
atomic force microscope, researchers at Ohio State University measured bumps on the surface of a nanomotor by dragging a tiny needle over it.
Among such equipment, mention can be made of scanning tunneling microscope (STM),
atomic force microscope (AFM), BET, deep reactive ion etching (DRIE), HiReSPECT and capillary electrophoresis instrument.
The NTegra Spectra incorporates five different kinds of microscopic analysis for samples on the SPM stage: optical, Raman fluorescence, confocal, near-field scanning optical microscope and
atomic force microscope (AFM) (see IBO 3/15/06).
The system employs the mechanism of the
atomic force microscope (AFM) and uses a microfabricated cantilever as a cutting tool.