Membrane fouling occurs when insoluble contaminant material is deposited on the membrane surface or within membrane pores, and this can cause deterioration. This article explores how AFM is utilized to analyze membrane fouling.
By Lucas Podmore
10 Mar 2022
From pacemakers to hypersonic missiles, semiconductor materials are the basic building blocks of modern computation. With the annual production of devices that utilize these materials now surpassing 1 trillion, their effective recycling has never been more pertinent.
By Lucas Podmore
9 Mar 2022
This International Women's Day, the theme that is driving the global campaign is #BreaktheBias. This slogan encourages us to consider a world with true gender equity, free of bias and discrimination.
By Skyla Baily
7 Mar 2022
This article explores the EU Chemical Strategy for Sustainability (CSS). What is it? What actions has it set in motion? What must the chemical industry do to become more sustainable?
By Sarah Moore
7 Mar 2022
Polymer gels have been studied for decades thanks to their unique and highly tuneable physiochemical properties. Today, with their recently developed color-changing abilities, further applications could be imminent.
By Lucas Podmore
7 Mar 2022
This article informs readers regarding the basics of atomic force microscopy, its uses for biological applications, and the different substrates used for AFM imaging of small biological objects.
By Ibtisam Abbasi
4 Mar 2022
This article looks at the relationship between polymer structures and drug loading, release, degradation, and cellular interactions.
By Samudrapom Dam
3 Mar 2022
This article analyzes the thermal welding process of semicrystalline polymers and discusses the superiority of polyether ether ketone (PEEK) over other commonly used semicrystalline thermoplastic polymers.
By Bismay Prakash Rout
2 Mar 2022
Now, new material options available for 3D printing are bringing the technology ever closer to an imagined sci-fi future.
By Ben Pilkington
1 Mar 2022
This article explores asperity, techniques to measure asperities, and discusses the prediction of wear of multi-asperity interfaces using atomic force microscopes (AFMs).
By Bismay Prakash Rout
1 Mar 2022