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Product Name: UV-Ozone TipCleaner Instrumentation
Product Description
Superior imaging starts with the BioForce UV-Ozone TipCleaner(TM) device.
Using the UV-Ozone TipCleaner for scanning preparation produces sharper, more
accurate AFM images. Current UV-Ozone TipCleaner customers use the device to
clean new probes, glass slides, and wafers prior to scanning. The UV-Ozone
TipCleaner is the solution to optimal AFM and other research.
- Cleans silicon wafers, creates patterned surfaces in selfassembling
monolayers and patterned hydrophobic/hydrophilic surfaces by masking
- Cleaning/conditioning/oxidizing of tips, wafers, MEMS devices, etc
(silicon, silicon nitride, glass, gold and other metal coatings)
- Curing UV-adhesives
- Oxidizing PDMS to make it hydrophilic for microfluidics and to bond it to
glass, silicon, or other PDMS surfaces
- Surface sterilization - Inactivate biological materials and organisms
Contamination removal
Using the UV-Ozone TipCleaner for scanning preparation produces sharper, more
accurate images. A key attribute of the UV-Ozone TipCleaner is its ability to
remove contaminants on AFM probes. The figure below shows the surface morphology
of an AFM probe acquired by imaging a very sharp protuberance on a surface. The
image on the left shows a probe contaminated with large surface debris of a
proteinaceous nature. After 30 minutes of treatment in the UV-TipCleaner, the
same probe appears in the right panel with the large tip contaminant completely
removed.
The UV-Ozone TipCleaner is also very effective for removing hydrophobic
surface oils. In “Force Curve” experiments, an AFM probe was used to collect
force vs. distance curves on a glass coverslip at ambient temperature and
humidity (18°C, RH 15%). The downward deflection of the retraction curve was
indicative of some degree of adhesion between the probe and the surface. After
15 minutes of probe treatment in the UV-Ozone TipCleaner, another force curve
was obtained. A greatly increased adhesive force observed was the result of
increased hydrophilicity of the AFM probe, resulting in stronger capillary
forces mediated by water between the probe and the surface.
UV-OZONE TIPCLEANER FEATURES
- Heavy-gauge, reinforced metal case & chassis
- Anodized aluminum face plate
- UV resistant pedestal for positioning versatility
- Safety interlock & indicator lights
- 60 minute timer
- Compact footprint: 9.5”l x 8”w x 6” h
- Lightweight design: 8.75 lbs.
- 110VAC / 220VAC
Company Details
To be a major driving force in the emerging nanotechnology revolution.
To supply high-quality nanotechnology products and instruments that are easy to use, readily automated, and capable of providing nanometer scale single molecule... more
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