Sealed AFM cell

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9110093
APP PUB NO 20140289910A1
SERIAL NO

14357011

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Provided is a sealed AFM cell in which measurement accuracy does not decrease and the types of observation liquids are not limited. A sealed AFM cell according to the present invention includes: a cantilever including a probe; a sample holder for fixing the sample; a scanner for moving the sample holder; a lid part which holds the cantilever so as to position the probe near a measurement surface of the sample; and a main body part which is a component for holding the scanner and positioned opposite the lid part with the sample in between, in which the lid part and the main body part are joined via a sealing liquid to seal the observation liquid inside a space formed by the lid part, the main body part, and the sealing liquid, the sealing liquid being different from the observation liquid and not in contact with the observation liquid.

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  • NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Asakawa, Hitoshi Ishikawa, JP 3 4
Fukuma, Takeshi Ishikawa, JP 12 49
Katagiri, Yukitoshi Nagano, JP 1 1

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