Reverse Engineer a Pre-cooked Rice Package
Background Multilayer films have been utilized in packaging food and drink for many years as…
Polymer Applications
Analyzing Forensic Trace Evidence with IR PiFM
Background Trace Evidence Analysis is the discipline of forensic science that deals with the minute…
Analyzing Mixed Nanoplastics for Environmental Studies
Microplastics, defined as plastic fragments less than 5 mm in length, are classified as primary or secondary...
Investigating Nanoscale Drug Delivery Systems With Nano-IR Analysis
Various forms of nano-particles are being utilized as part of nanoscale drug delivery systems. Most…
AFM-IR Chemical Analysis of Nanoscale Defects and Residues
Of critical importance in many manufacturing processes is the management of defects.
Surface Sensitivity of PiFM
Since photo-induced force (PiF) is generated from the tip-enhanced field, which extends only about 20…
Study of Organic-Inorganic Compound vs PiFM
Block-selective infiltration with inorganics such as metal oxides on self-assembled block copolymer patterns should provide…
Spatial Resolution of PiFM
PiFM achieves excellent spatial resolution. Since our Science Advances paper [1], we have enhanced the…
Cross-sectional IR PiFM Analysis
Multi-layers of different materials find usage across various applications. The thicknesses of the layers range…
Chemical Mapping
Advances in nanotechnology have intensified the need for analytical tools that can chemically characterize newly…
Understanding PiF-IR Spectra
IR PiFM, with its ~5 nm spatial resolution holds tremendous potential for nanoscale chemical analysis. One…
3D Nanoscale Analysis of Polymer Systems
In this note, we will demonstrate the elegance and utility of the technique by analyzing amphiphilic siloxane-polyurethane (AmSi-PU) coatings...