Applications
AFM-IR : a tool to explore the matter at the nanoscale

Historically, the technique was first used for applications in microbiology and cell biology, to detect exogenous or endogenous entities at the sub-cellular level. . Its commercial launch in 2011 has democratized the technique and broadened its fields of application. Materials science (particularly polymers) has become the leading user, both in industry and academia. This is a field in great demand for innovative analytical techniques to identify and map the distribution...