Plant cell wall characterization using scanning probe microscopy techniques

Plant cell wall characterization using scanning probe microscopy techniques

Lignocellulosic biomass is today considered a promising renewable resource for bioenergy production. A combined chemical and biological process is currently under consideration for the conversion of polysaccharides from plant cell wall materials, mainly cellulose and hemicelluloses, to simple sugars that can be fermented to biofuels. Native plant cellulose forms nanometer-scale microfibrils tha...

Scanning hall probe microscopy technique for investigation of magnetic properties

Scanning Hall Probe Microscopy (SHPM) is a scanning probe microscopy technique developed to observe and image magnetic fields locally. This method is based on application of the Hall Effect, supplied by a micro hall probe attached to the end of cantilever as a sensor.  SHPM provides direct quantitative information on the magnetic state of a material and can also image magnetic induction under a...

Trend in Operando Nanoscale Characterization using Scanning Probe Microscopy

2017[9] THE HITACHI SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENT NEWS ー 2017 Vol.8 Fine-grain control of the structure of materials is widely regarded as a crucial technology undergirding innovation in materials science. Today, thanks to nanotechnology initiatives launched at the beginning of the 21st century, materials and device elements with a fi ne grain structure can be produced and distributed as nano-products....

Scanning Probe Microscopy – Physical Property Characterization

Advanced Image Characterization in Scanning Probe Microscopy

This work presents the application of advanced analysis processes and datamining to images produced by scanning probe microscopy in polymers samplers. These techniques are applied to two specific problems: statistical characterization of polydispersivity in films of poly (o-methoxyaniline) (POMA) and morphological analysis of substrates of polymers used to produce liquid crystals alignment.