Self-assembling proteins are candidates as building blocks for “smart” biomaterials that can potentially exploit the rich structural and functional properties of proteins. This has led to the design of new self-assembling protein structures such as these icosahedral protein cages. Since icosahedral protein cages can encapsulate large volumes, they are often used for vaccine design and […] Read more
A new PiFM application paper showing FTIR spectra, PiFM and PiFM+topography images of a polymer solar cell (PSC) with thermal annealing treatment was published in “Nature Communications” by Chenkai Sun, Zhi-Guo Zhang and Yongfang Li, “A low cost and high performance polymer donor material for polymer solar cells.” (doi:10.1038/s41467-018-03207-x) PiFM measurements were taken by William Morrison from Molecular […] Read more
Episode 1: Nanoscale Silicon Strain Measurements – Silicon Oxide Stress Measurements. Photo-induced Force Microscopy – Series – PiFM @ Work presents the first in a series of video shorts from the Applications Lab at Molecular Vista. Episode 1: Nanoscale Silicon Strain Measurements explores silicon oxide stress using the Vista-IR microscope. Please subscribe to our Molecular Vista […] Read more
