Acquisition of a Scanning Probe Microscope to Support Cross- Disciplinary Research Among Faculty and Undergraduate Students

购买扫描探针显微镜以支持教师和本科生的跨学科研究

• 批准号: 9871225
• 负责人: Kumar Sinniah
• 金额: $ 11.1万
• 依托单位: Calvin University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 1998
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1998-10-01 至 2001-09-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9871225&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Acquisition; Scanning; Probe; Microscope; Support

This award from the Chemistry Research Instrumentation and Facilities (CRIF) Program and the Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) Program will enable the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Calvin College to acquire a scanning probe microscopy system. The scanning probe microscopy research laboratory will enhance the research program of faculty and students in a number of areas including the following: 1) structural characterization of polymer brushes in a range of solvents, 2) structural characterization of self-assembled films on surfaces, 3) magnetic domain structure in ferromagnetic thin films, 4) molecular adhesion and lubricant properties of synovial fluids and artificial tears on polymeric surfaces. The scanning probe microscope is a versatile tool that has the ability to obtain surface structural information with high spatial resolution, as well as the ability to measure local mechanical and magnetic properties of surfaces. It will also give science students training in the use of this instrument which has applications in biology, chemistry and physics. A unique aspect of this program is to provide both interdisciplinary and cross-disciplinary research and educational activities to faculty and their student collaborators at an undergraduate institution.

化学研究工具和设施（CRIF）计划和主要研究工具（MRI）计划的奖项将使加尔文学院的化学和生物化学系能够获得扫描探针显微镜系统。 扫描探针显微镜研究实验室将在许多领域中增强教师和学生的研究计划：1）在一系列溶剂中的聚合物刷的结构表征，2）2）在表面上自组装膜的结构性表征，3）3）磁性薄膜中的磁性磁性含量，4）在效能型薄膜上进行诸如富非胶合膜的含量，4）聚合物表面。 扫描探针显微镜是一种多功能工具，具有具有高空间分辨率的表面结构信息的能力，并且能够测量表面的局部机械和磁性。 它还将为科学专业的学生提供有关该工具的使用，该工具在生物学，化学和物理学中都有应用。 该计划的一个独特方面是向本科机构的教师及其学生合作者提供跨学科和跨学科研究和教育活动。