This course is designed to provide the background, fundamental concepts, and practical knowledge of Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) in its relation to polymer- and forest-based materials. Doctoral students of this course will learn from experts in the field, get hands-on experience preparing samples, operating various AFM imaging modes and analysing AFM data. Following this course doctoral students will have a firm understanding of AFM and how it can be applied to their own research in polymer- and forest-based materials.
The course will consist of:
- The working principles and the components of atomic force microscopy (AFM)
- What information and results that can be obtained with AFM in relation to polymer- and forest-based materials
- How AFM can be utilized in applied research and/or industrial settings
- Be able to recognize common artifacts, analyse surface force measurements, interpret results with relation to surface interactions
- Design AFM experiments with relevance to own research