This is an Asylum Research MFP-3D-BIO Atomic Force Microscope (AFM).

Support

The Atomic Force Microscope was purchased through NIH Shared Instrumentation Grant S10 RR024733 (to Mark Goldberg). The AFM facility is operated and supported by the Hope Center for Neurological Disorders.

Overview

MFP-3D all-digital controller (operating modes: Contact, AC with Q-Control, Dual AC, Force Mode, LFM, MFM, KFM and MicroAngelo Nanolithography and nanomanipulation), MFP-3D scanner/stage. MFP-3D cantilever holder compatible with both air and liquids.

Additional components that allow a vibration free, noiseless and controlled temperature environment: 

• Asylum Research Environmental Controller.
• Isolator for use with MFP-3D Atomic Force Microscope
• TMC Acoustic Noise Enclosure with Window designed for the MFP-3D-BIO or MFP-3D-CF.
• Air Temperature Control Unit for BCH-45 Acoustic Enclosure

This instrument is integrated with on an Olympus X71 inverted microscope equipped with:

• Lenses
• Fluorite objective 10x/0.3  phase 1 10 mm working distance
• 40x/0.6  phase 2, 2.9-4.2 mm working distance
• Plan Apo 60x/1.42 Oil Phase 2
• Light source
• EXFO X-Cite 120 illuminator
• Fluorescence cubes:
• DAPI “high contrast”
• FITC
• TRITC    
• Texas Red