Optical Microscopy Imaging of the Thermally-Induced Spin Transition and Isothermal Multi-stepped Relaxation in a Low-Spin Stabilized Spin-Crossover Material

The thermal spin transition and the photo-induced high-spin → low-spin relaxation of the prototypical [Fe(ptz)6](BF4)2 spin-crossover compound (ptz = 1-propyltetrazole) diluted in the isostructural ruthenium host lattice [Ru(ptz)6](BF4)2, which stabilizes...

Amorphous silicon on indium tin oxide: a transparent electrode for simultaneous light activated electrochemistry and optical microscopy

A transparent electrode which is able to perform simultaneous photoswitchable electrochemistry and optical microscopy imaging.

Molecular and living cell dynamic assays with optical microscopy imaging techniques

Compared with the conventional ensemble averaged measurements, single object analysis with optical microscopy can obtain the heterogeneous behavior of many individual objects, avoiding false judgment. Moreover, higher spatial and temporal resolution has been achieved by various optical imaging technologies.

Friction Performance of Aged T-BFRP Composite for Bearing Applications

The current work is an attempt to reduce friction coefficient of the treated betelnut fibre reinforced polyester (T-BFRP) composites by aging them in twelve different solutions with different kinematic viscosities. The test will be performed on a pin on disc (POD) wear test rig using different applied loads (5–30 N), different sliding distances (0–6.72 km) at sliding speed of 2.8 m/s subjected to a smooth stainless steel counterface (AISI-304). Different orientations of the fibre mats such as anti-parallel (AP) and parallel (P) orientations subjected to the rotating counterface will be considered. The worn surfaces were examined through optical microscopy imaging and it was found that the aged specimens had significantly lower damages as compared to neat polyester (NP) and the unaged samples. Besides, P-O samples revealed lower friction coefficients as compared to AP-O, i.e., reduction was about 24.71%. Interestingly, aging solutions with lower kinematic viscosities revealed lower friction coefficients of the aged T-BFRP composites when compared to the ones aged in higher kinematic viscosities.

Nonlinear imaging microscopy for assessing structural and photochemical modifications upon laser removal of dammar varnish on photosensitive substrates

Nonlinear optical microscopy imaging serves to characterize the in-depth morphological and photochemical modifications induced by pulsed UV laser removal of dammar varnish applied on a photosensitive substrate.

Correlating microscopy techniques and ToF-SIMS analysis of fully grown mammalian oocytes

An innovative protocol for the 2D-molecular thin film analysis applying ToF-SIMS, SEM, AFM and optical microscopy imaging of fully grown mice oocytes is described.