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The NanoWizard®II makes
an impression in France - renowned research institute chooses
the new generation NanoWizard®II BioAFM — October 19,
2006
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The new NanoWizard®II
instrument, the next generation of atomic force microscope (AFM)
for Soft Matter and Life Sciences, has been selected by the Bionanotechnology
platform of the recently launched Institute of Advanced Technology
for Life Sciences (ITAV) in Toulouse. The Instrument will be hosted
by LAAS-CNRS (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique), the
LAAS belongs to one of the most important scientific institutions
in France, part of a worldwide network of the most respected names
in fundamental scientific research.
The Nano group at LAAS, led by Professor Vieu, is focused on
discovering new processes for achieving intelligent interconnections
between "bottom-up" systems like molecules or self-assembled
particles and microelectronic devices or microsystems. The JPK
NanoWizard®II AFM will be used for the nanobiotechnology research
programs of ITAV, where an instrument was required that could
offer both the top performance in high resolution and stability
needed for single molecule and nanoparticle imaging, along with
the full flexibility for bio and optics experiments. The JPK NanoWizard®II
instrument clearly led the field for this powerful combination,
covering the range from physics to biology experiments.
JPK Instruments is the manufacturer of the leading AFM for BioApplications,
the NanoWizard®, and a worldwide leader in transferring the
latest AFM technology advances to an instrument that is seamlessly
integrated with inverted optical microscopes and fully equipped
for all measurements in liquid environments. The ITAV joins over
100 well-known scientific facilities worldwide who use the JPK
Instruments system for challenging research projects. Both the
ITAV and JPK Instruments will benefit from the new close cooperation
partnership, with ITAV and LAAS making its facilities available
to JPK to present the NanoWizard®II to interested scientists,
and JPK making additional intstruments available for events such
as the Summer school on Nanopatterning organized in Toulouse.
This is in addition to the customer applications and development
assistance and training through dedicated applications scientists
and engineers that all JPK Instruments customers receive.
The NanoWizard®II provides leading closed-loop performance
and easier handling in the complex applications down to the subnanometer
level. Designed for use in liquid or gas, the highly sensitive
tip-scanning system sets the new peak performance level for high
resolution imaging, force spectroscopy, nanomanipulation and lithography.
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