Bruker has introduced the Dimension FastScan Bio atomic force microscope (AFM) at the Microscopy & Microanalysis (M&M) 2012 Annual Meeting.
Dimension FastScan Bio Atomic Force Microscope (photo: Business Wire)
The Dimension FastScan Bio AFM facilitates high-resolution microscopy analysis in biological dynamics. It is a rapid scanning AFM, thanks to cutting-edge advancements in the design of the FastScan Bio system, enabling temporal analysis under physiological operating conditions in fluid, while surpassing an optical microscope’s diffraction limits.
The Dimension FastScan Bio AFM features a novel user interface that is easy-to-use and boosts productivity for biologists. These advanced features of the performance-proven Dimension FastScan platform makes FastScan Bio as the first commercial AFM that is capable of providing temporal resolution in fps to analyze live biological samples.
Bruker Nano Surfaces Division’ President, Mark R. Munch stated that research instruments to perform nanoscale analysis of biological dynamics have hitherto only been offered to a select group of AFM experts. The Dimension FastScan Bio AFM now aids in conducting sophisticated analysis of the dynamics behind membrane, RNA, DNA, cell and tissue interactions for mainstream biology research.
David V. Rossi, who serves as the Executive Vice President and General Manager for AFM Business at Bruker, commented that the company has integrated its breakthrough fast scanning technology with several years of AFM know-how into a smart and user-friendly interface for biologists. This paves the way for each biology lab to analyze the mechanisms of biological machines carrying out biological activities at AFM spatial resolution.