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.

该奖项由化学研究仪器和设施（CRIF）计划以及主要研究仪器（MRI）计划授予，将使卡尔文学院化学与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加强教师和学生在多个领域的研究计划，包括：1）一系列溶剂中聚合物刷的结构表征，2）表面自组装薄膜的结构表征，3 ) 铁磁薄膜中的磁畴结构，4) 滑液和人工泪液在聚合物表面上的分子粘附和润滑特性。 扫描探针显微镜是一种多功能工具，能够获得高空间分辨率的表面结构信息，以及测量表面的局部机械和磁性特性。 它还将为理科学生提供使用该仪器的培训，该仪器在生物学、化学和物理学中都有应用。 该计划的一个独特之处是为本科院校的教师及其学生合作者提供跨学科和跨学科的研究和教育活动。