Fast 3D Microscopy Imaging of Contacts between Surfaces Using a Fluorescent Liquid

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Authors
Publication date 05-12-2018
Journal ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces
Volume | Issue number 10 | 48
Pages (from-to) 40973-40977
Number of pages 5
Organisations
  • Faculty of Science (FNWI) - Institute of Physics (IoP)
  • Faculty of Science (FNWI) - Van 't Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences (HIMS)
  • Faculty of Science (FNWI) - Institute of Physics (IoP) - Van der Waals-Zeeman Institute (WZI)
Abstract

A novel method is presented for the rapid direct 3D visualization of the contact between two surfaces by means of fluorescence microscopy using a fluorescent liquid. Distances between the surfaces of up to several hundred nanometers can be determined with subnanometer accuracy in 3D and within seconds of measurement time. The method opens new possibilities for research in the areas of contact mechanics, friction, wear, and lubrication.
Document type Article
Note With supplementary file
Language English
Published at https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.8b15660
Other links https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85057532215
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