Microscopy White Papers and Case Studies

  1. Custom Microscopes And Optical Systems: OpenStand® Brochure 4/1/2021

    Prior Scientific has developed OpenStand® to offer a working platform to build OEM solutions and one-off customizations with excellent value for money and reduced development time. 

  2. PureFocus850 Reduces Electronic Component Inspection Time By 95% 4/1/2021

    Prior Scientific is pleased to announce another fantastic customer outcome provided by the PureFocus850​. Top-Electech, the China-based electronic component supplier, uses their PureFocus to inspect and analyze PCB components to ensure their customers receive a high quality and reliable service. 

  3. Upgrade Your Microscope From Manual To Motorized With An XY Stage 4/1/2021

    Many microscopes with exceptional optics capable of producing high-resolution images are underused. Automating these microscopes with motorized stages to perform some more complex imaging experiments may offer a solution.

  4. Atomic Force Microscopy Enhances The Nanoscopy Toolkit 3/22/2021

    Atomic force microscopes are ideal for nanomechanical characterization, bringing utility to nanoscopy applications and excelling in conditions where low light presents challenges or sample integrity is vital.

  5. Creating Tungsten Tips Using Mad City Labs SPM Etch Kit 9/29/2020

    The Mad City Labs SPM etch kit is designed allow users to create a sharp tungsten tip suitable for scanning probe microscopy. The instrumentation allows the user to attach a tungsten wire to a quartz tuning fork and electrochemically etch the wire. 

  6. AFM With Motorized XYZ And Camera 9/29/2020

    An atomic force microscope (AFM) can be built using Mad City Labs products along with other off-the-shelf components. This application note describes the construction of a fully automated AFM with the addition of a camera with a coaxial illuminator to view the tip approach.

  7. AFM With Manual XY And Automated Z Approach And Camera 9/29/2020

    An atomic force microscope (AFM) can be built using Mad City Labs products along with other off-the-shelf components. This application note describes the construction of an AFM automated Z approach with the addition of a camera with a coaxial illuminator to view the tip approach.

  8. SPM-M Kit For Scanning Probe Microscopy Brochure 9/28/2020

    The SPM-M kit is a do-it-yourself atomic force microscope (AFM). The SPM-M kit produces a high performance, resonant probe AFM suitable for both research and teaching environments. It includes the MadPLL® controller, 3 axes of closed loop nanopositioning, resonant probes and AFMView™2 software. A wide range of AFM accessories are also available.

  9. Understanding Virus Mechanisms — One Particle At A Time 7/8/2020

    Single-molecule microscopy techniques facilitate direct study of molecular mechanisms, enabling leaps in understanding how surrounding viruses assemble, disassemble, and interact with their hosts.

  10. Utilizing Fluorescence Filters For Microscopy And Imaging 6/17/2020

    Because image quality is highly dependent on the design and overall performance of the fluorescence filters integrated into microscope and imaging systems, optical filter performance is just as important to the final image as sample preparation and fluorophore selection.