BioAFM in Action: From Molecules to Cells

We hope you enjoyed our BioAFM-focused Lunch & Learn workshop designed for researchers, students, and facility users interested in biological and soft-matter AFM applications.

Whether you are an experienced AFM user or just beginning to explore the technique, this session highlighted the latest advances in BioAFM technology, emerging research trends, and practical approaches for getting better data from biological samples.

The session included a live, user-driven Q&A and case-based discussion with Bruker experts. We hope you brought your questions and learned best practices for planning experiments, improving reproducibility, and getting more reliable data.

Workshop highlights:

• Latest BioAFM Advances
  New modes, instrumentation updates, and workflows for biological samples     
• Research Applications
  Examples spanning DNA, proteins, membranes, live/fixed cells, and soft tissues
• Best Practices 
  Probe selection, sample preparation, liquid imaging, force spectroscopy, and mechanical mapping
• Q&A and Troubleshooting
  Common artifacts, data interpretation, reproducibility, and user-submitted questions

Many thanks to everyone involved in making this a great workshop!

Contact:

Constadina Arvanitis, PhD
Director for the Center for Advanced
Microscopy, Northwestern University
c-arvanitis@northwestern.edu

Rick Kitadai, PhD
Regional Sales Engineer, Bruker
Hikari.Kitadai@bruker.com

Location:
Simpson-Querrey Biomedical Research Center
SQBRC 1M-209 Trienens Conference Room
303 E. Superior St
Chicago Illinois 60611