Atomic Force Microscopy for Materials
Since its first introduction in the 1980s, atomic force microscopy (AFM) has become a widely-used technique for characterizing a variety of materials surface properties. AFM uses a cantilever with a...
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EKBs for Science comprise a series of short guides to the latest techniques, applications and equipment used in analytical science and research laboratories.
Researchers and technicians working in both academia and industry will find valuable practical information for their daily work as well as educational content on key developments within specialty fields.
Atom Probe Tomography
Atom probe tomography (APT) offers the enticing prospect of being able to determine the identity and position of nearly every atom in a material, providing the ultimate in elemental analysis. The...
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Ion Chromatography
Ion chromatography (IC)—a form of liquid chromatography (LC)—separates and detects ionic compounds in various samples. This technology is appropriate for a wide range of analytes,...
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Life Science Microscopy Optics
Within the field of optical microscopy there are dozens of specialist techniques, all with their own particular characteristics. As a result using microscopes seriously for the first time can be a...
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Electron Backscatter Diffraction [Second Edition]
Lots of materials – both natural and synthetic – are crystalline, with a regular, ordered structure. There is now a powerful technique for studying these materials, which can reveal the...
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Micro X-ray Fluorescence Spectroscopy
Imagine you can determine the elemental composition of a sample without preparation. No need to polish to produce a flat, homogeneous surface, or otherwise grind, dissolve or cut sample material....
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Live-Cell Imaging
Although prepared slides reveal many details about biological specimens, they always leave at least one question dangling: How does this look when it’s alive? A biologist wonders how the...
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Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy [Second Edition]
This EKB enables scientists to understand the increasingly popular microanalytical technique, energy-dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) and explains the fundamentals of the technique and details the...
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