Kanazawa University in Japan is breaking new grounds in research with its highly advanced approach to atomic force microscopy. Their leading research team recently published how they used high-speed atomic force microscopy systems as an imaging technique to visualize biological processes.

Through this method, their team was able to explore in-depth the activity of proteins on a nano level.
“These kinds of applications are possible nowadays due to the development of the massive steps on atomic force microscopy systems have taken. Today these highly advanced models can take up to a maximum of 12 frames per second when it comes to capturing images.

While the principles of AFM remain much the same as when the first model was invented back in 1982 in IBM’s Zurich lab, the advancements made to these devices is much different, and it can now do so much more than ever before,” says Kiebock Lee, the president to one of the world’s leading manufacturers of these highly advanced devices that are busy to set new benchmarks in science and research, Park Systems.

While the research team at Kanazawa is still in the early phases of its development, the industry is already excited about the massive promise their findings hold. There is already interest in how the new features and way of application can bring about several changes.

The industry will, without a doubt, incorporate these into the next generation high-speed atomic force microscopy systems. These new features will play a vital role in the research of especially biophysics, while other fields are sure to benefit from this as well.

It is the case that constant development is paying off, and there are always improvements to either the probe, the cantilever, or any other part of the AFM to bring about faster and more effective results. When the research team in Japan made their changes to the product range, it was quite a comprehensive approach they took as they adjusted several features to achieve the newly added capability.

“Research and development are continuous ventures. There is no point where we can say that it is it, that we’ve reached perfection, and there is nothing else that can be done. It is not how science and technology work. It is why our team is so proud of the Japanese researchers. Their commitment delivered fantastic fruits, and now the entire industry will reap the benefits of the advancements they made,” Lee concluded.

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