Nanotechnology Applications

Nanomaterials Applications

• Internal structures [ TEM ]
• Surface structures [ SEM ]
• Surface analysis [ AES, EPMA, SEM/EDS ]
• Physical properties [ NMR, MS, ESR ]

Life Science Applications

• 3-D structural analysis of proteins and DNA [ NMR ]
• Applications to proteomics [ MS ]
• Observe 3-D protein structures, inside cells, ID viruses [ TEM ] 
• Morphological & colloidal gold marker observation [ SEM ]

IT / Semiconductor Applications

• Writing patterns on substrates, mask creation [ EBX, SEM, EBL ]
• Defect analysis [ PM, FIB, SEM ]
• Particle analysis [ WPA, WS/EDS ]
• Wafer-surface roughness measurement [ SEM ]
• Depth profile [ AES ]

Environmental Applications

• Analysis of contaminants [ MS ]
• Analysis of dusts and catalysts [ TEM, NMR, ESR ]
• Analysis of corrosive materials [ EPMA, AES ]

Nanotechnology is the key to developing novel and significantly improved materials. In the incredibly small world of the nanometer (1/1,000,000mm, or ten times the size of a single atom), scientists manipulate and synthesize molecules, atoms, and the molecular building blocks of life.