AFM-IR Provides High Performance Chemical Imaging



Anasys Instruments are pioneers in the field of AFM-IR, and their nanoIR2-FS Fast Spectra IR chemical imaging product brings a brand new perspective to atomic force microscope infrared spectroscopy. This high-resolution, high sensitivity microscope utilises tapping AFM-IR in order to enhance the resolution of measurements to resolve chemical features at 10nm resolution, thanks to its monolayer sensitivity IR chemical imaging capacity.

The utilisation of Tapping AFM-IR has allowed Anasys Instruments to break the field of AFM-IR with the nanoIR2-FS, bringing the applications of the product to so many other fields. Tapping AFM-IR can be used in a great very many faculties, such as evaluation and mapping of structural lipids in human skin and hair, as well as characterizing infection of bacteria, which makes it a very viable product for the life sciences industry.

Pharmaceutical science also benefits from the Tapping AFM-IR technique utilised by the nanoIR2-FS in the study of miscibility and phase separation in drug polymer blends, and the fact that the nanoIR2-FS allows for a clear and precise collection of high quality spectra from surfaces as narrow as 5nm across opens the procedure up to so many different materials and different compositions, allowing the nanoIR2-FS to be used in a large variety of tests.
 
Using the nanoIR2-FS for a multitude of tests is made quick and simple via the utilisation of another advancement by Anasys Instruments which is included to make the nanoIR2-FS an excellent investment for any laboratory or academic site. The nanoIR2-FS features FASTspectra which allows for data collection which is ten times faster than other Tapping AFM solutions on the market. 

This advancement in speed does not come at a cost, either. The nanoIR2-FS has no loss of performance associated with this – making it a very viable solution to extend the boundaries of knowledge and to make brand new discoveries at a much faster rate. 

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