BioAFM methods reporting
Microscope (Make, Model) | Nikon, AXR NSPARC with dual camera dual eTIRF Confocal |
Inverted or upright | Inverted |
AFM Scan Heads |
Select the one/s used: Bruker, CellHesion 300 Bruker, JPK NanoWizard V |
Objective: manufacturer, magnification, numerical aperture, immersion, correction (if any) |
Select the one/s used: Nikon, 100x Apochromat TIRF, 1.49, oil, collar 0.13-0.2, WD 0.12 |
Light source(s) |
Select the one/s used: Lasers: AXR NSPARC: LUA-S4 Laser Unit AS405/488/561/640 15mW: 405, 488, 561, 647 nm |
Detector AX |
Tuneable DUX-VB4 detector unit: 3 x GaAsPs + 1x multi alkali PMT |
Scanner AX |
Galvano/Resonant Functional 2K: 2k x 2k resonant (operating frequency 7.8KHz) and 8k x 8k galvano scan head |
Cameras eTIRF |
2x Photometrics 95B Prime sCMOS |
Filters, dichroic mirrors, beam splitters |
Select the one/s used: AX: DUX-VB4 |
fpbase.org channel set-up | |
Additional hardware used, e.g., stage motor, incubation chamber and set-up, Piezo stage or objective |
Microscope body, Nikon ECLIPSE Ti2-E |
Sample Holders | Select the one/s used: JPK Standard for microscopic slide JPK BioCell for round coverslips (22-25.4 mm) with temperature control JPK PetriDishHeater (35 mm dishes) with humidity sensor and temperature control JPK Basic Fluid Cell (Ring on microscopic slide) JPK Sample holder for small samples (AC-00-02) |
Acquisition software and settings | NIS Elements v6.xx.xx JPK SPM |
AFM modes |
CellHesion 300: Contact Mode Force Spectroscopy, Contact Mode Force Mapping, MicroRheology Force Spectroscopy, MicroRheology Force Mapping, Contact Mode Smart Mapping
Nanowizard V: PeakForce Tapping™(PFT imaging-biomolecules in liquid, -cells in liquid), Quantitative Imaging (QI imaging, advanced imaging, -biomolecules in liquid, -cells in liquid), PeakForce-QI, Contact mode imaging, AC mode imaging, Detail the scan size, scan rate, force setpoint, and oscillation amplitude.
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AFM probe | Manufacturer and model of the cantilever, its resonance frequency, spring constant, and tip radius as well as tip shape. Method used to determine the cantilever's spring constant and the calibration standards. |