Photothermal AFM-IR: Enhanced Analysis Capabilities for Life Science Research
Join us and special guest speaker Dr. Simone Ruggeri, Wageningen University and Research (WUR), Netherlands, for this webinar on Photothermal AFM-IR – Delivering Enhanced Analysis Capabilities for Life Science Research.
Nanoscale infrared microscopy enables label-free, chemical imaging, and spectroscopy at the nanometre scale by combining atomic force microscopy (AFM) with infrared radiation. Photothermal AFM-IR allows the simultaneous analysis of the chemical, mechanical, and structural properties of materials and heterogeneous biological matter, such as single-molecules and individual monolayers.
Highlights will include:
- Overview of the working principle of Photothermal AFM-IR
- Latest technical advances
- Outline of modes suitable for biological samples, their advantages and limitations
- Innovative applications in life science research
Dr. Ruggeri will speak about the photothermal AFM-IR technique and using it to determine the molecular fingerprint of biomolecules, the secondary structure of protein and their assemblies, and unravel protein phase transitions in healthy and diseased states.
Presenter: Dr. Francesco Simone Ruggeri (Assoc. Prof. of Nanoscale Microscopy and Spectroscopy, Wageningen University and Research (WUR), Netherlands)
Presenter: Dr. Cassandra Phillips (Senior Product Manager, Bruker NanoIR)
Presenter: Dr. Qichi Hu (Senior Staff Applications Scientist, Bruker NanoIR)
