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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
Nikon, 100x, 1.45, oil, CFl Plan Apochromat λD, WD 0.13
Nikon, 60x, 1.42, oil, CFl Plan Apochromat λD, WD 0.15
Nikon, 40x, 1.3, oil, CFl Plan Fluor, WD 0.24
Nikon, 20x, 0.8, oil, CFl Plan Apochromat λD, WD 0.8
Nikon, 10x, 0.45, oil, CFl Plan Apochromat λD, WD 4.0

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
Dual eTIRF: LUNF 561/640nm 60/50mW FO1,488 nm 60mW FO2: 488, 561, 647 nm.

Detector AX

Tuneable DUX-VB4 detector unit: 3 x GaAsPs + 1x multi alkali PMT
Nikon Spatial ARray Confocal (NSPARC)

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
Dichroic:
Quad 405/488/561/640
BS20/80
Emission filters:
A1-F 452/45
AX-F 700/75
NSPARC:
Emission filters/ Barrier Filters:
Quad BA 446/523/600/677
A1-F 452/45
AX-F 525/50
AX-ISM-BA 540/30
AX-F 593/46
AX-F 700/75
AX-ISM-BA 607/LP

TIRF:
Quad:
Chroma 405/488/561/640
Emission filters:
DAPI: Semrock FF02- 447/60 nm BrightLine single-band bandpass
eGFP: Semrock FF01-525/30 nm BrightLine single-band bandpass
YFP: Semrock FF01-542/27 nm BrightLine single-band bandpass
TagRFP: Chroma ET610/20 nm
Cy5, SPY700:Semrock FF01-708/75 nm BrightLine single-band bandpass

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
Objective lens piezo (200 μm). Mad City Labs Nano-F200S
JPK Motorized Precision stage. Travel range > 20 mm x 20 mm
JPK acoustic enclosure
37.0°C Okolab Black incubation chamber H201
Bruker CO2 controller 0-20%

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.
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.

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