AFM is a scanning probe microscopy (SPM), used for imaging the sample surface in 3D down to the nanometer range, in air or in liquids (in a fluid cell). Different scanning techniques are available, such as, tapping, contact and non-contact AFM modes, magnetic force microscopy (MFM), and phase imaging.
Fields of application
-
Cultural heritage
archaeological object and site, architecture, art, decorative arts, demo anthropologic object, film, manuscript, mosaics, musical instrument, other, painting, papyrus, photo, sculpture, textile
Materials
-
inorganic
glass, stone, metal and metallurgical By-Products, ceramic (clay, mud brick, terracotta, earthenware, stoneware, porcelain), pigment
-
organic
animal parts, binding media, glues, wood, paper, textiles, varnishes
TOOLS
