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.
AFM-IR instruments
icon icon=”next”] Contact us on 01223 422 269 or info@blue-scientific.com
AFM-IR Webinar
This webinar will discuss AFM-IR technology and its applications across a diverse range of materials, including performance plastics, nano-fibres and a biological materials, including amyloid fibrils and sub-cellular composition.
The webinar will also feature special guest Prof Stuart Lyon of the University of Manchester. He will discuss the insights that AFM-IR provides in the field of polymer coating degradation via water uptake. His group’s recent publication discussed how AFM-IR lead to finding direct evidence supporting a model of hydrophilic nanoscale domains as a source of breakdown in epoxy-phenolic anti-corrosion coatings. More information about the paper.
Speakers
- Prof. Stuart Lyon, Akzo Nobel Professor of Corrosion Control, University of Manchester
- Dr. Suzanne Morsch, University of Manchester
- Kevin Kjoller, Anasys Instruments Co-founder / VP
Webinar Registration
The date of this webinar has now passed. To find out more about AFM-IR please get in touch.
[hr]Bruker Anasys AFM-IR instruments
Contact us on 01223 422 269 or info@blue-scientific.com
[hr]
2-mm x 2-mm AFM-IR images of the (a) topography, (b) IR absorption ratio showing bulk-like water distribution, (c) IR absorption ratio showing bound water distribution, and (d) ratio of bound/bulk-like water distribution. The polymer sample is a 500-nm-thick epoxy-phenolic coating on a polished mild steel substrate.
AFM-IR absorption spectra (left) and AFM image (right) near a crack in polyurethane tubing. AFM-IR spectra reveal nanoscale chemical insights into this material failure.
