Adaptive atomic force microscope

Patrick D. Schmidt, Benjamin H. Reichert, John G. Lajoie, Sanjeevi Sivasankar

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Abstract

Commercial atomic force microscope (AFM) solutions do not typically lend themselves to easy integration into a wide range of optical microscope platforms. Here we present a custom AFM platform which is readily integrated into an FPGA controlled fluorescence microscope and is easily programmed for a variety of unique applications. Our collimated laser design allows for an adjustable sensitivity depending on the range of forces required, and the large range piezo (100μm in all three dimensions) presents the freedom to perform precise measurement and manipulation in a high throughput manner, over a broad range of distances. We demonstrate a high bandwidth of 1MHz with low noise levels of less than 71pN at full bandwidth and below 6pN at a relevant bandwidth of 1kHz.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationSingle Molecule Spectroscopy and Superresolution Imaging XIII
EditorsIngo Gregor, Felix Koberling, Rainer Erdmann
PublisherSPIE
ISBN (Electronic)9781510632554
DOIs
StatePublished - 2020
Externally publishedYes
EventSingle Molecule Spectroscopy and Superresolution Imaging XIII 2020 - San Francisco, United States
Duration: Feb 1 2020Feb 2 2020

Publication series

NameProgress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE
Volume11246
ISSN (Print)1605-7422

Conference

ConferenceSingle Molecule Spectroscopy and Superresolution Imaging XIII 2020
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySan Francisco
Period02/1/2002/2/20

Funding

Research reported in this publication was supported in part by the National Institute of General Medical Sciences of the National Institutes of Health (R01GM121885). We acknowledge machining and 3D printing assistance from UC Davis TEAM Laboratories, team.ucdavis.edu.

FundersFunder number
National Institutes of HealthR01GM121885
National Institute of General Medical Sciences

    Keywords

    • AFM
    • Adjustable Sensitivity
    • Atomic Force Microscope
    • Cell Probe
    • High Bandwidth
    • Large Range
    • Manipulation
    • Single Molecule

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