AFM – Atomic force Microscopy

This video is brought to you by the Faculty of Life Sciences at the University of Reutlingen in Germany. The video was created by sixth semester students in the BioMed Laboratory of the Bachelor of Biomedical Sciences program. The students Kevin Schulz, Marlene Fritsch, Karolin Rauer, Teresa Ziegler and Wintana Ghebretghi participated in this video and were supervised by Prof. Dr. Kemkemer and Dipl. Ing. FH Athanasopulu. It contains the following content: The resolution of the human eye is limited. To see objects on the scale of a few micrometers, we need microscopy. But to see even smaller objects, such as molecular surfaces, we need techniques with even higher resolution, such as atomic force microscopy (AFM). It allows the visualization of molecules and single atoms with a resolution down to 0.1 nm and with high accuracy and selectivity. The AFM has a cantilever that can be used in contact mode for solid surfaces or in non-contact mode for more sensitive surfaces. For more information about the Bachelor of Biomedical Sciences visit the following link: https://www.ls.reutlingen-university.de/de/studium/bachelor-biomedizinische-wissenschaften/ For more information about the BioMED laboratory visit the following link: https://biomed-lab.reutlingen-university.de/home/?L=0 We do not guarantee complete accuracy of the video content.