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Lipoplex-Functionalized Thin-Film Surface Coating Based on Extracellular Matrix Components as Local Gene Delivery System to Control Osteogenic Stem Cell Differentiation

Figure 5 from Catharina Husteden et al. 2023 “Lipoplex-Functionalized Thin-Film Surface Coating Based on Extracellular Matrix Components as Local Gene Delivery System to Control Osteogenic Stem Cell Differentiation”: A–D) Topography images [Cs/Col]4Cs (A), [Cs/Col]4Cs/LPX (B), [Cs/Col]4Cs/LPX/Cs (C), and [Cs/Col]4Cs/LPX/Cs/Col determined by AFM [Scale bar 1 µm] (D). E) Distribution curves of Young's modulus (E0) with a force map of a defined area (see also Figure S4, Supporting Information of the cited article). NANOSENSORSTM uniqprobe triangular qp-BioT AFM probes were used for the quantitative imaging to investigate the surface roughness and topography (in a standard liquid cell of a commercially available atomic force microscope) and force mapping. The uniqprobe qp-BioT AFM probe types offer an alternative to silicon nitride probes, with the advantage of taller AFM tips with smaller opening angles and reduced thermal drift.

The development of smart multifunctional biomaterials with the ability to control the behavior of stem cells on demand has become a powerful strategy in regenerative… Read More »Lipoplex-Functionalized Thin-Film Surface Coating Based on Extracellular Matrix Components as Local Gene Delivery System to Control Osteogenic Stem Cell Differentiation

Transparent electrodes based on molybdenum-titanium-oxide with increased water stability for use as hole-transport/hole-injection components

Figure 6 from Selina Goetz et al. 2022 “Transparent electrodes based on molybdenum–titanium–oxide with increased water stability for use as hole-transport/hole-injection components”: AFM images of a bare glass, b bare PET, c MTO40/Ag14/MTO10/30 on glass and d MTO40/Ag14/MTO10/30 on PET Figure 6 displays the 1 × 1 µm2 AFM images of the DMD on glass and PET, as well as the corresponding bare substrate. The roughness of the electrodes is mostly affected by the underlying substrate. The extracted root mean square value (RMS) for the glass substrate (Fig. 6a) is 1.8 ± 0.1 nm and 11.5 ± 4.0 nm for the PET substrate (Fig. 6b). The RMS values of the DMD electrodes are even reduced, yielding RMS = 1.0 ± 0.1 nm for glass/MTO40/Ag14/MTO10/30 (Fig. 6c) and RMS = 4.8 ± 2.0 nm for PET/MTO40/Ag14/MTO10/30 (Fig. 6d). NANOSENSORS silicon high-resolution AFM probes for tapping mode with a typical AFM tip radius of 2 nm ( SuperSharpSilicon™ SSS-NCHR ) were used.

The application of molybdenum oxide layers in electronic devices like solar cells and organic light emitting diodes (LEDs) has expanded considerably. * Dielectric/metal/dielectric (DMD) transparent… Read More »Transparent electrodes based on molybdenum-titanium-oxide with increased water stability for use as hole-transport/hole-injection components

Stress- and Time-Dependent Formation of Self-Lubricating In Situ Carbon (SLIC) Films on Catalytically-Active Noble Alloys

Figure 5 from Morgan R. Jones et al. Stress- and Time-Dependent Formation of Self-Lubricating In Situ Carbon (SLIC) Films on Catalytically-Active Noble Alloys: Tribofilm formation as a function of number of cycles as determined from the nanoscale experiments. (a) Intermittent-contact mode topography images (3 µm × 3 µm area) of the contact region at a contact pressure of 1.2 GPa after 0 cycles, 500 cycles, 1000 cycles, 2000 cycles, 3000 cycles, and 4000 cycles. (b) Tribofilm volume as a function of cycles for contact pressures up to 3.1 GPa. For all P, tribofilm volume increased asymptotically to a steady-state value at large numbers of cycles. NANOSENSORS Diamond Coated PointProbe Plus AFM probes DT-CONTR were used for the nanoscale tribology with atomic force microscopy.

Although catalysis is a popular explanation for tribopolymer generation, the interplay of catalysis, mechanochemistry, and electrostatic interactions remain incompletely understood. There is consensus, however, that… Read More »Stress- and Time-Dependent Formation of Self-Lubricating In Situ Carbon (SLIC) Films on Catalytically-Active Noble Alloys

Room Temperature Polarization Phenomena in Nanocrystalline and Epitaxial Thin Films of Gd-Doped Ceria Studied by Kelvin Probe Force Microscopy

Figure 1 from "Room Temperature Polarization Phenomena in Nanocrystalline and Epitaxial Thin Films of Gd-Doped Ceria Studied by Kelvin Probe Force Microscopy": Schematic of the experimental setup, NANOSENSORS PPP-NCST-Pt AFM probes were used

In their study “Room Temperature Polarization Phenomena in Nanocrystalline and Epitaxial Thin Films of Gd-Doped Ceria Studied by Kelvin Probe Force Microscopy” Kerstin Neuhaus, Giuliano… Read More »Room Temperature Polarization Phenomena in Nanocrystalline and Epitaxial Thin Films of Gd-Doped Ceria Studied by Kelvin Probe Force Microscopy