NCST - NanoWorld®

Type: NCST

Non-contact / Soft Tapping mode

Cantilever Data	Value	Range*
Resonance Frequency	160 kHz	120 - 205 kHz
Force Constant	7.4 N/m	3 - 16 N/m
Length	150 µm	145 - 155 µm
Mean Width	27 µm	22 - 32 µm
Thickness	2.8 µm	2.3 - 3.3 µm

*Typical values

How to optimize AFM scan parameters

How to use on Bruker® AFM systems

This AFM probe has alignment grooves on the back side of the support chip.

Pointprobe® AFM tip

Product Description

NanoWorld® Pointprobe® NCST AFM probes are designed for non-contact or soft tapping mode imaging. The combination of soft AFM cantilever and fairly high resonance frequency enables stable and fast measurements with reduced AFM tip-sample interaction. Thus, AFM tip and sample wear could be significantly decreased.

All SPM and AFM probes of the Pointprobe® series are made from monolithic silicon which is highly doped to dissipate static charge. They are chemically inert and offer a high mechanical Q-factor for high sensitivity. The AFM tip is shaped like a polygon based pyramid with a typical height of 10 - 15 µm.

Additionally, this AFM probe offers a typical AFM tip radius of curvature of less than 8 nm.

For applications requiring lower resonance frequencies or an AFM cantilever length exceeding 150 µm we recommend our Pointprobe® type NCL. For standard non-contact / tapping mode application we recommend our Pointprobe® type NCH.

A trapezoidal cross section of the AFM cantilever and therefore 30% wider (e.g. NCH) AFM cantilever detector side result in easier and faster laser adjustment. Additionally, because there is simply more space to place and reflect the laser beam, a higher SUM signal is reached.

Tip shape: Standard

Coating: none

Order Codes

Order Code	Quantity	Data Sheet
NCST-10	10	yes
NCST-20	20	yes
NCST-50	50	no
NCST-W	380	yes

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Scientific publications mentioning use of this AFM probe

Wang, Danli, Zhixiang He, Lu Yang, Huaiwen Wang, Xijun Lian, and Wei Zhu
Retrogradation of sweet potato amylose and amylopectin with narrow molecular weight distribution
International Journal of Food Science and Technology, Volume 57, Issue 4, April 2022
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/ijfs.15271

Robinson, Morgan, Jennifer Lou, Banafsheh Mehrazma, Arvi Rauk, Michael Beazely, and Zoya Leonenko
Pseudopeptide amyloid aggregation inhibitors: in silico, single molecule and cell viability studies
International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2021 Jan 21;22(3):1051
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms22031051

Queiroz, Vanessa M., Isabelle CS Kling, Amal E. Eltom, Braulio S. Archanjo, Maíra Prado, and Renata Antoun Simao
Corn starch films as a long-term drug delivery system for chlorhexidine gluconate
Materials Science and Engineering: C. 2020 Jul 1;112:110852.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msec.2020.110852

Pirbhai, Massooma, Swetha Chandrasekar, Ming Zheng, Tetyana Ignatova, Slava V. Rotkin, and Sabrina S. Jedlicka
Augmentation of C17. 2 neural stem cell differentiation via uptake of low concentrations of ssDNA‐wrapped single‐walled carbon nanotubes
Advanced Biosystems 3, no. 4 (2019): 1800321
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/adbi.201800321

Drexler, Santiago, Fernanda Oliveira Hoerlle, Thais MG Silveira, Leandro A. Cavadas, and Paulo Couto
Impact of rock aging time on the initial wettability of minerals and analogue rocks using pre-salt fluids under reservoir conditions
InOffshore Technology Conference Brasil 2019 Oct 28 (p. D021S026R006)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4043/29909-MS

Li, Yanlong, Chuanhui Chen, John Burton, Kyungwha Park, James R. Heflin, and Chenggang Tao
Self-assembled PCBM bilayers on graphene and HOPG examined by AFM and STM
Nanotechnology 29, no. 18 (2018): 185703
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6528/aab00a

Brito, Thays Obando, Amal Elzubair, Leonardo Sales Araújo, Sergio Alvaro de Souza Camargo, Jorge Luiz Pereira Souza, and Luiz Henrique Almeida
Characterization of the mandible Atta laevigata and the bioinspiration for the development of a biomimetic surgical clamp
Materials Research. 2017 Aug 24;20:1525-33
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1590/1980-5373-MR-2016-1137

Fu, Jiayin, Yon Jin Chuah, Wee Tong Ang, Nan Zheng, and Dong-An Wang
Optimization of a polydopamine (PD)-based coating method and polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) substrates for improved mouse embryonic stem cell (ESC) pluripotency maintenance and cardiac differentiation
Biomaterials science. 2017;5(6):1156-73.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/C7BM00266A

Ping, Jinglei, Ramya Vishnubhotla, Amey Vrudhula, and AT Charlie Johnson
Scalable production of high-sensitivity, label-free DNA biosensors based on back-gated graphene field effect transistors
ACS nano. 2016 Sep 27;10(9):8700-4
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.6b04110

Sikora Andrzej
Quantitative normal force measurements by means of atomic force microscopy towards the accurate and easy spring constant determination
Nanoscience and Nanometrology. 2016;2(1):8-29.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.11648/j.nsnm.20160201.12

Ye, Zhou, Amrinder S. Nain, and Bahareh Behkam
Spun-wrapped aligned nanofiber (SWAN) lithography for fabrication of micro/nano-structures on 3D objects
Nanoscale. 2016;8(25):12780-6.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/C6NR03323G

Dopf, Katja, Patrick M. Schwab, Carola Moosmann, Anne Habermehl, Uli Lemmer, and Hans-Juergen Eisler.
Complementary Microscopy Platform for Investigations of Hybrid Nanostructures Comprising Quantum Dots and Plasmonic Particles
MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL). 2015 Jan;1748:mrsf14-1748
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1557/opl.2015.94

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