A Study on HA Titanium Surface with Atomic Force Microscope (AFM)

Three kinds of titanium surface especially the HA surface are analyzed. Titanium was treated by 3 kinds of methods that were acid ＆ alkali, calcic solution and apathe solution. Samples were observed by optic microscope and atomic force microscope （ AFM ） . The typical surface morphology of the acid and alkali group is little holes, and on the two HA surface the tiny protuberances is typical. The surface treated by apatite solution was smoother than the two formers. The rough surface treated with acid and alkali was propitious to Ca^＋ , P^- and proteins＇ adhesion, and the relatively smooth HA surface was of benefit to the cell adhesion.

基于光偏转原理的AFM光电检测系统设计

利用光偏转原理设计并实现了原子力显微镜(AFM)的光电检测系统,研究了影响光偏转噪声的影响因素。设计了新型螺旋式嵌套结构调节准直光斑,使激光发散角降低到0.053°,利用压电陶瓷特性设计了高精度三维调节结构,可以在α,β,γ方向精准调节偏转角度,36mm的聚焦焦距满足了小型化、集成化的设计目标。基于该高灵敏度光电检测系统的设计,AFM系统得到了清晰的硅材料表面台阶结构,系统分辨率达到了0.1nm,为今后的亚原子测量奠定了实验基础。

MICRO/NANO-MACHINING ON SILICON SURFACE WITH A MODIFIED ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPE

To understand the deformation and removal mechanism of material on nano-scale at ultralow loads,a systemic study on AFM micro/nano-machining on single crystal ailicon is conducted. The results indicate that AFM nano- machining has a precisely dimensional controllability and a good surface quality on nanometer scale.A SEM is adopted to observe nano-machined region and chips,the results indicate that the material removal mechanisms change with the applied normal load. An XPS is used to analyze the changes of chemical composition inside and outside the nano-machined region respectively.The nano-indentation which is conducted with the same AFM diamond tip on the machined region shows a big discrepancy compared with that on the macro-scale. The calculated results show higher nano-hardness and elastic modulus than normal values .This phenomenon on be regarded as the indentation size effect(ISE).

Nonlinear control techniques for an atomic force microscope system

Two nonlinear control techniques are proposed for an atomic force microscopesystem. Initially, a learning-based control algorithm is developed for the microcantilever-samplesystem that achieves asymptotic cantilever tip tracking for periodic trajectories. Specifically, thecontrol approach utilizes a learning-based feedforward term to compensate for periodic dynamics andhigh-gain terms to account for non-periodic dynamics. An adaptive control algorithm is thendeveloped to achieve asymptotic cantilever tip tracking for bounded tip trajectories despiteuncertainty throughout the system parameters. Simulation results are provided to illustrate theefficacy and performance of the control strategies.

Surface Electromechanical Coupling on DLC Film with Conductive Atomic Force Microscope

Diamond-like carbon (DLC) film composed of microscopically insulation but microscopically a mixture of conducting (sp2) and insulating (sp3) phases was discussed on the local modification with a conductive atomic force microscope (C-APM). Especially, a topographic change was observed when a direct current (DC) bias-voltage was applied to the DLC film. Experimental results show that a nanoscale pit on DLC surface was formed when applying a positive 25 V on DLC film. According to the interacting force between CoCr-coated microelectronic scanning probe (MESP) tip and DLC surface, as well as the Sondheimer oscillation theory, the 'scalewing effect' of the pit was explained. Electromechanical coupling on DLC film suggested that the depth of pits increased with an increase of load applied to surface when the cantilever-deflected signal was less than a certain threshold voltage.

基于AFM技术的沥青混合料水稳定性研究进展

原子力显微镜(Atomic force microscope,AFM)不仅可以从纳米尺度观测沥青表面微观结构,还可以应用不同模式测试其微观力学特性,是研究沥青路面材料微观特性的有力工具。沥青混合料的水损害已经成为沥青路面的主要病害之一,研究表明,沥青结合料与集料之间的水分相互作用是一种出现在微观尺度,甚至纳米尺度的现象,因此从微纳观角度探究在水分存在条件下沥青与集料的结构变化,对于改善沥青混合料水稳定性能,探究其水损害机制具有深远的意义。本文在总结AFM工作原理及沥青微观“bees”结构特性的基础上,重点分析了AFM在纳米尺度上对沥青混合料水稳性能的研究成果,并探讨了AFM在沥青路面材料研究中的发展方向,为今后对于沥青路面病害研究与防治方面提供一定的借鉴。

Sorting Gold and Sand(Silica) Using Atomic Force Microscope-Based Dielectrophoresis

Additive manufacturing-also known as 3D printing-has attracted much attention in recent years as a powerful method for the simple and versatile fabrication of complicated three-dimensional structures.However,the current technology still exhibits a limitation in realizing the selective deposition and sorting of various materials contained in the same reservoir,which can contribute significantly to additive printing or manufacturing by enabling simultaneous sorting and deposition of different substances through a single nozzle.Here,we propose a dielectrophoresis(DEP)-based material-selective deposition and sorting technique using a pipette-based quartz tuning fork(QTF)-atomic force microscope(AFM) platform DEPQA and demonstrate multi-material sorting through a single nozzle in ambient conditions.We used Au and silica nanoparticles for sorting and obtained 95% accuracy for spatial separation,which confirmed the surfaceenhanced Raman spectroscopy(SERS).To validate the scheme,we also performed a simulation for the system and found qualitative agreement with the experimental results.The method that combines DEP,pipette-based AFM,and SERS may widely expand the unique capabilities of 3D printing and nano-micro patterning for multi-material patterning,materials sorting,and diverse advanced applications.

Atomic force microscope study of WC-10Co cemented carbide sintered from nanocrystalline composite powders

In order to compare the spark plasma sintedng （SPS） process plus hot isostatic press （HIP） with vacuum sintedng plus HIP, an investigation was carried out on the topography, microstructure and gain size distribution of nanocrystalline WC-10Co composite powder and the sintered specimens prepared by SPS plus HIP and by vacuum sintering plus HIP by means of atomic force microscopy （AFM）. The mechanical properties of the sintered specimens were also investigated. It is very easy to find cobalt lakes in the specimen prepared by vacuum sintering plus HIP process. But the microstructure of the specimen prepared by SPS plus HIP is more homogeneous, and the grain size is smaller than that prepared by vacuum sintering plus HIP. The WC-10Co ultrafine cemented carbide consolidated by SPS plus HIP can reach a relative density of 99.4%, and the transverse rupture strength （TRS） is higher than 3540 MPa, the Rockwell A hardness （HRA） is higher than 92.8, the average grain size is smaller than 300 nm, and the WC-10Co ultrafine cemented carbide with excellent properties is achieved. The specimen prepared by SPS with HIP has better properties and microstructure than that prepared by vacuum sintering with HIP.

利用AFM探究聚合物和表面活性剂对油滴间稳定性的影响

采用原子力显微镜(AFM)探究水中油滴之间的相互作用,并考察了聚合物聚(4-苯乙烯磺酸钠)(PSS)和阴离子表面活性剂十二烷基硫酸钠(SDS)对油滴稳定性的影响。采用分子动力学模拟软件模拟了PSS和SDS在水中的相互作用。结果表明:在不含聚合物和表面活性剂的盐溶液中油滴容易聚并;当水溶液中加入100 mg/L的PSS会使油滴稳定,这主要是由于PSS吸附层提供了空间位阻,有效阻止了油滴之间的聚并作用;然而,100 mg/L PSS和0.1 mM/L SDS共存时会导致油滴再次聚并,这是因为PSS和SDS同时存在时,两者易形成团簇,只有少部分PSS吸附到界面,此时PSS无法形成有效的空间位阻,导致油滴在相互靠近时发生聚并,从而影响了水包油体系的稳定性。

Research on a Diamond Tip Wear Mechanism in Atomic Force Microscope-based Micro/nano-machining

The object is to investigate the wear of an atomic force microscope (AFM) diamond tip when conducting micro/nano machining on single crystal silicon surface. The experimental research and theoretical analysis were carried out on the worn tip in terms of wear rate, wear mechanism and the effect of the tip wear on micro machining process. The wear rate was calculated as 1.7(10～10mm 3/(N·m) by using a theoretical model combined with the experimental results. Through an integration of an AFM observation on the worn tip features with the FEM simulation of the stress distribution, in addition to the unit cutting force calculation on the AFM diamond tip, the wear mechanism of the AFM diamond tip was concluded as mainly chemical wear, and the wear process was also elaborated as well.

IMPROVED FABRICATION METHOD FOR CARBON NANOTUBE PROBE OF ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY(AFM)

An improved arc discharge method is developed to fabricate carbon nanotube probe of atomic force microscopy （AFM） here. First, silicon probe and carbon nanotube are manipulated under an optical microscope by two high precision microtranslators. When silicon probe and carbon nanotube are very close, several tens voltage is applied between them. And carbon nanotube is divided and attached to the end of silicon probe, which mainly due to the arc welding function. Comparing with the arc discharge method before, the new method here needs no coat silicon probe with metal film in advance, which can greatly reduce the fabrication＇s difficulty. The fabricated carbon nanotube probe shows good property of higher aspect ratio and can more accurately reflect the true topography of silicon grating than silicon probe. Under the same image drive force, carbon nanotube probe had less indentation depth on soft triblock copolymer sample than silicon probe. This showed that carbon nanotube probe has lower spring constant and less damage to the scan sample than silicon probe.

Surface topography of La-Ti composite oxide nanocrystallines examined with atomic force microscope

By means of atomic force microscope, the surface pattern, particle size distribution, and specific surface area of La Ti composite oxide were studied. The compound particle surface appears as a smooth sheet, the even size of the compound ranges from 19.85 nm to 25.38 nm. The particle seems smooth, which erects at a height from 4.69 nm to 5.88 nm.The surface area ranges from 58.90 nm 2 to 1 238.04 nm 2. The La Ti composite oxide nanocrystallines enjoy a narrow and even particle size distribution and accumulate closely.

基于AFM的SBS改性沥青老化过程力学特性研究

为了探究改性沥青在老化过程中宏观与微观性能的变化,制备了掺量为5.5%的SBS改性沥青,并进行了短期与长期老化试验,分析了其基本性能指标。采用温度扫描与频率扫描试验研究了SBS改性沥青的流变性能,采用AFM试验分析了其表面微观形貌和耗散力,并结合力曲线分析了其黏附力及杨氏模量在老化前后的变化。研究结果表明,短期老化对SBS改性沥青流变性能的影响较小,长期老化对其流变性能影响显著,弹性模量和黏性模量均增大,呈现出变硬、变脆的特性;AFM试验表明SBS改性沥青在老化后高度增大,且蜂状结构尺寸增大、数量增多,黏附力和耗散力均降低,杨氏模量增大,验证了宏观流变试验的结果。

Edge Effects and Coupling Effects in Atomic Force Microscope Images

The AFM images were obtained by an atomic force microscope (AFM) and transformed from the deformation of AFM micro cantilever probe. However, due to the surface topography and surface forces applied on the AFM tip of sample, the deformation of AFM probe results in obvious edge effects and coupling effects in the AFM images.The deformation of AFM probe was analyzed,the mechanism of the edge effects and the coupling effects was investigated, and their results in the AFM images were studied. It is demonstrated by the theoretical analysis and AFM experiments that the edge effects make lateral force images more clear than the topography images,also make extraction of frictional force from lateral force images more complex and difficult. While the coupling effects make the comparison between topography images and lateral force images more advantage to acquire precise topography information by AFM.

Preparation of La-Ti Composite Oxide Nanocrystal and Examination of Their Surface Topography with Atomic Force Microscope

With sol-gel method, nanometer La-Ti composite oxide was successfully prepared at a low temperature (750～800C) using polyethylene glycol as dispersant. By means of atomic force microscope, the surface pattern, particle size distribution, and specific surface area were studied. The compound particle surface appears as a smooth sheet, the mean size of the compound is 25.38 nm. On the specific surface, the particle erects at a height of 4.69 nm. The surface area is 58.90 nm2. The La-Ti composite oxide nanocrystal prefers to narrow and even particle size distribution and the homogeneity of surface topography.

Competitive Adsorption between Bovine Serum Albumin and Collagen Observed by Atomic Force Microscope

Atomic force microscopy (AFM) was used to study the competitive adsorption betweenbovine serum albumin (BSA) and type Ⅰ collagen on hydrophilic and hydrophobic silicon wafers.BSA showed a grain shape and the type Ⅰ collagen displayed fibril-like molecules with relativelyhomogeneous height and width, characterized with clear twisting (helical formation). These AFMimages illustrated that quite a lot of type Ⅰ collagen appeared in the adsorption layer on hydrophilicsurface in a competitive adsorption state, but the adsorption of BSA was more preponderant than thatof type Ⅰ collagen on hydrophobic silicon wafer surface. The experiments showed that theinfluence of BSA on type Ⅰ collagen adsorption on hydrophilic surface was less than that onhydrophobic surface.

Studying Aggregate in Lysozyme Solution by Atomic Force Microscope

The aggregates in lysozyme solution with different NaCl concentration were investigated by Atomic Force Microscope (AFM). The AFM images show that there exist lysozyme monomers, n-mers and clusters in lysozyme solution when the conditions are not suitable for crystal growth. In favorable conditions for crystal growth, the lysozyme clusters disappear and almost only monomers exist in solution.

Development of XY scanner with minimized coupling motions for high-speed atomic force microscope

The design and fabrication processes of a novel scanner with minimized coupling motions for a high-speed atomic force microscope （AFM） were addressed. An appropriate design modification was proposed through the analyses of the dynamic characteristics of existing linear motion stages using a dynamic analysis program, Recurdyn. Because the scanning speed of each direction may differ, the linear motion stage for a high-speed scanner was designed to have different resonance frequencies for the modes, with one dominant displacement in the desired directions. This objective was achieved by using one-direction flexure mechanisms for each direction and mounting one stage for fast motion on the other stage for slow motion. This unsymmetrical configuration separated the frequencies of two vibration modes with one dominant displacement in each desired direction, and hence suppressed the coupling between motions in two directions. A pair of actuators was used for each axis to decrease the crosstalk between the two motions and give a sufficient force to actuate the slow motion stage, which carried the fast motion stage, A lossy material, such as grease, was inserted into the flexure hinge to suppress vibration problems that occurred when using an input triangular waveforrn. With these design modifications and the vibration suppression method, a novel scanner with a scanning speed greater than 20 Hz is achieved.

In situ observation of surface structures of cardiovascular endothelial cells with atomic force microscope

Objective To observe the surface structures of cardiovascular endothelial cells in situ with atomic force microscope （AFM）. Methods Fresh aorta and aortic valve were dissected from 10 healthy male New Zealand white rabbits. Before fixed in 1% formaldehyde, the fresh tissues were washed in the buffer phosphate solution. Under general microscope, the fixed aorta or valve was spread on the double side stick tape which had already been stuck on the glass slide. The intima of aorta or the aorta side of valve was towards upside, Then the specimen was dried under 37 degrees centigrade in an attemperator and was washed with pure water. After dried again, the specimen was loaded on the platform ofNanoScope Ⅲa AFM and was scanned in tapping mode with the scanning speed of 0.5 HZ. Results The surface structures of endothelial cell on the fixed and dried tissue could be observed clearly in situ with AFM. aortic endothelial cells were large, branched and arranged sparsely and parallel to the direction of blood flow, whereas endothelial cells on aorta valve surface were small, less branched and arranged intensively and vertical to the direction of blood flow. When the scanning range was dwindled, granular ultra-structures could be observed on the surface of endothelial cells, and, as the scanning range was dwindled further, fissure and convolution could be seen on the surface of granules from aortic endothelial cells. Centre cavity and surrounding swelling volcano-like structure could be seen on the surface of granules from endothelial cells of aortic valve. Conclusions It＇s feasible to observe the surface ultra-structures of cardiovascular endothelial cells in situ with AFM and morphological information provided by AFM might be of clinical value in future histopathological diagnosis（JGeriatr Cardiol2009; 6：178-181）.

原子力红外显微镜(AFM-IR):成像原理及方法综述

综述了基于原子力显微镜的红外光谱(Atomic force microscopy-based infrared spectroscopy,AFM-IR)的特点,测量和检测原理及其技术优势。AFM-IR是能在纳米尺度对不同材料进行表征的新兴技术,该技术可以以远低于常规光学衍射极限的分辨率检测材料的化学成分,同时提供不同组分的分布图谱。AFM-IR的原理是利用原子力显微镜(AFM)悬臂梁的振动检测样本因吸收红外辐射脉冲产生的热膨胀,因此AFM-IR在继承了AFM的纳米级分辨率的基础上结合了红外光谱的化学分析能力,克服了二者原有的缺点并实现了优势互补。这项新技术在过去十多年备受关注并获得了长足的发展,因其操作简便、系统稳定、样品制备要求相对较低,以及与红外光谱直接相关而无需数学建模或额外数据后续处理,已被广泛用于材料科学、生命科学等诸多领域。