CONT - NanoWorld®

Type: CONT

Contact Mode

Cantilever Data	Value	Range*
Resonance Frequency	13 kHz	9 - 17 kHz
Force Constant	0.2 N/m	0.07 - 0.4 N/m
Length	450 µm	445 - 455 µm
Mean Width	50 µm	45 - 55 µm
Thickness	2 µm	1.5 - 2.5 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® CONT probes are designed for contact mode imaging. Furthermore this AFM probe can be used for force-distance spectroscopy mode or pulsed force mode (PFM). The CONT type is optimised for high sensitivity due to a low force constant.

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 typical AFM tip radius of curvature of less than 8 nm.

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
CONT-10	10	yes
CONT-20	20	yes
CONT-50	50	no
CONT-W	380	yes

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Scientific publications mentioning use of this AFM probe

Żurek-Siworska, P., E. Zawadzka, H. Brzeziński, G. Górnicki, W. Frydlewicz, A. Matusiak, U. Świtała, and M. Dudziak
Characterization of composite materials with recycled wind turbine blade additives using atomic force microscopy
Composite Interfaces. 2025 Feb 1;32(2):135-46
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/09276440.2024.2394728

Morr AS, Nowicki M, Bertalan G, Vieira Silva R, Infante Duarte C, Koch SP, Boehm-Sturm P, Krügel U, Braun J, Steiner B, Käs JA
Mechanical properties of murine hippocampal subregions investigated by atomic force microscopy and in vivo magnetic resonance elastography
Scientific Reports. 2022 Oct 6;12(1):16723
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-21105-7

Zhao, Yanlong, Haimang Wang, Weiwei Zhao, Jing Luo, Xin Zhao, and Hongyu Zhang
Bioinspired self-adhesive lubricated coating for the surface functionalization of implanted biomedical devices
Langmuir. 2022 Dec 5;38(49):15178-89
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.langmuir.2c02250

Fuhs T, Wetzel F, Fritsch AW, Li X, Stange R, Pawlizak S, Kießling TR, Morawetz E, Grosser S, Sauer F, Lippoldt J
Rigid tumours contain soft cancer cells
Nature Physics. 2022 Dec;18(12):1510-9
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41567-022-01755-0

Kinner, Lukas, Emil JW List-Kratochvil, and Theodoros Dimopoulos
Gentle plasma process for embedded silver-nanowire flexible transparent electrodes on temperature-sensitive polymer substrates
Nanotechnology. 2020 Jun 24;31(36):365303
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6528/ab97aa

Nádasi, Hajnalka, Áurea Corradi, Ralf Stannarius, Karin Koch, Annette M. Schmidt, Satoshi Aya, Fumito Araoka, and Alexey Eremin
The role of structural anisotropy in the magnetooptical response of an organoferrogel with mobile magnetic nanoparticles
Soft Matter. 2019;15(18):3788-95
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/C9SM00219G

Parreira, Luanna Silveira, Júlio César Martins Silva, Fábio Ruiz Simões, Marco Aurélio Liutheviciene Cordeiro, Roseli Hiromi Sato, Edson Roberto Leite, and Mauro Coelho dos Santos
PtSn electrocatalyst supported on MWCNT‐COOH: investigating the ethanol oxidation reaction
ChemElectroChem. 2017 Aug;4(8):1950-8
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/celc.201700326

Jin, X., and Bohumil Kasal
Adhesion force mapping on wood by atomic force microscopy: influence of surface roughness and tip geometry
Royal Society open science. 2016 Oct 19;3(10):160248
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.160248

Abdullaeva, Oliya S., Matthias Schulz, Frank Balzer, Jürgen Parisi, Arne Lützen, Karin Dedek, and Manuela Schiek
Photoelectrical stimulation of neuronal cells by an organic semiconductor–electrolyte interface
Langmuir. 2016 Aug 23;32(33):8533-42
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.langmuir.6b02085

Gonzalez, Laura, David Martínez-Martín, Jorge Otero, Pedro José De Pablo, Manel Puig-Vidal, and Julio Gómez-Herrero
Improving the lateral resolution of quartz tuning fork-based sensors in liquid by integrating commercial AFM tips into the fiber end
Sensors. 2015 Jan 14;15(1):1601-10
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/s150101601

Nnetu, Kenechukwu David, Melanie Knorr, Steve Pawlizak, Thomas Fuhs, and Josef A. Käs
Slow and anomalous dynamics of an MCF-10A epithelial cell monolayer
Soft matter. 2013;9(39):9335-41
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/C3SM50806D

Andrejs, L., H. Oßmer, G. Friedbacher, J. Bernardi, A. Limbeck, and J. Fleig
Conductive AFM and chemical analysis of highly conductive paths in DC degraded PZT with Ag/Pd electrodes
Solid State Ionics. 2013 Aug 1;244:5-16
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssi.2013.04.020

Andrejs, L., H. Oßmer, G. Friedbacher, and J. Fleig
Resistance degradation in donor-doped PZT ceramic stacks with Ag/Pd electrodes: II. Distribution of conduction paths
Journal of the European Ceramic Society. 2013 Jun 1;33(6):1165-76
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2012.11.016

Golriz AA, Kaule T, Heller J, Untch MB, Schattling P, Theato P, Toda M, Yoshida S, Ono T, Butt HJ, Gutmann JS
Redox active polymers with phenothiazine moieties for nanoscale patterning via conductive scanning force microscopy
Nanoscale. 2011;3(12):5049-58
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/C1NR10917K

Galarreta, Betty C., Peter R. Norton, and Francois Lagugne-Labarthet
SERS detection of streptavidin/biotin monolayer assemblies
Langmuir. 2011 Feb 15;27(4):1494-8
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/la1047497

Junk, Matthias JN, Rudiger Berger, and Ulrich Jonas
Atomic force spectroscopy of thermoresponsive photo-cross-linked hydrogel films
Langmuir. 2010 May 18;26(10):7262-9
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/la903396v

Kuribayashi, Kaori, Yukiko Tsuda, Hajime Nakamura, and Shoji Takeuchi
Micro-patterning of phosphorylcholine-based polymers in a microfluidic channel
Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical. 2010 Aug 6;149(1):177-83
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.snb.2010.06.003

Yokokawa, M., K. Takeyasu, and S. H. Yoshimura
Mechanical properties of plasma membrane and nuclear envelope measured by scanning probe microscope
Journal of microscopy. 2008 Oct;232(1):82-90
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2818.2008.02071.x

Berger R, Cheng Y, Förch R, Gotsmann B, Gutmann JS, Pakula T, Rietzler U, Schärtl W, Schmidt M, Strack A, Windeln J.
Nanowear on polymer films of different architecture
Langmuir. 2007 Mar 13;23(6):3150-6
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/la0620399

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