Scattering-type near-field microscope (NeaSpec)
What we can offer:
Nanoscale non-destructive chemical and structural characterization based on infrared spectroscopy (nano-FTIR) and microscopy (s-SNOM).
Possibility:
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Nanoscale polymer identification and analysis (polymer multilayers, blends, nanofibers, bio-polymers, rubbers, conducting polymers).
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Identification and analysis of biomaterials (proteins, phosphates, DNA, carbohydrates, acids, etc.) in biological samples (human bone and teeth, cells, bacteria, viruses, phages, spores, fibers, membranes, etc.).
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Identification and mapping of active ingredients in drugs.
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Analysis of cosmetic products (i.e. cosmetics in human hair).
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Phase identification in inorganic and organic materials: material stress (i.e. SiC, Si), insulator-to-metal transitions (i.e. VO2), polymer crystallinity, mapping of minerals, organic crystals, etc.
Interesting for (with the system):
Polymer and rubber industry, life sciences, pharmaceutics, cosmetics, agriculture, material science, electronics, Geology, Semiconductor industry…
Sala blanca
La sala blanca de nanoGUNE, dedicada a la fabricación y caracterización de las propiedades de los materiales en la nanoescala, es un laboratorio de 300m2 donde la pureza del aire está bajo estricta supervisión.
Equipamiento
State-of-the-art equipment, including electron and scanning-tunneling microscopes, as well as other nanofabrication and characterization tools, are managed by specialists and used by researchers from a wide variety of fields.