MUENSTER, Germany, Sept. 2, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --At the 9th AFM
BioMed Conference, Bruker Corporation (Nasdaq: BRKR) today
announced the release of the NanoWizard® 4 XP extreme
performance Bio-AFM system. The new system integrates Bruker's
exclusive PeakForce Tapping®, which enables
both superior force control and unparalleled AFM ease of use, and
industry-leading QI™ mode for high-resolution nanomechanics
on soft samples. Building on JPK's pioneering role in combining AFM
with advanced optical techniques, the NanoWizard 4 XP
system provides highest level correlative microscopy and seamless
integration with phase, DIC, confocal or spinning disc
microscopies, single-molecule methods (FRET, FCS, TIRF, FLIM,
FRAP), super-resolution techniques (STED, PALM/STORM, SIM), Raman,
and multiphoton microscopy.
"We have found PeakForce Tapping a most robust way of
achieving high-resolution AFM on a variety of biological samples,"
said Bart Hoogenboom, Professor of
Biophysics at London Centre for Nanotechnology, University College
London, UK. "We are therefore glad
to see that it is now also implemented on the NanoWizard
systems, which we have successfully used for many years, to achieve
similarly high imaging performance on platforms that are compatible
with inverted optical microscopy."
"Since becoming part of Bruker one year ago, we have continued
to collaborate closely with our worldwide user base to develop the
cutting-edge biological AFM and optical tweezers technologies that
our customers need for advanced research," added Torsten Jaehnke, Bruker's Director of BioAFM.
"With the new NanoWizard 4 XP system, we have once
again set a performance benchmark for atomic force microscopy in
life science research."
About the JPK NanoWizard 4 XP
In addition
to PeakForce Tapping and QI mode, the
NanoWizard 4 XP comes with JPK's next-generation
Vortis 2 high-speed, high-performance control electronics.
Vortis 2 delivers the lowest noise levels and highest signal
processing speeds, and it is designed to meet the needs of all
operator experience levels. A revolutionary new workflow-based
software GUI includes guidance, auto-setup, and workspace
organization to deliver results quickly and to enhance
productivity. As an option, NestedScanner™
technology enables an AFM scanning speed of 150 lines per second,
unprecedented for a large-scanner system, while maintaining access
to any location within all three axes. Researchers have full access
to follow dynamics wherever the sample takes them, offering a true
synergy with simultaneous optical microscopy. Equipped with the
widest range of accessories, the NanoWizard 4 XP is
the most versatile Bio-AFM system on the market, providing
exceptional flexibility for novel applications and experiments.
About the JPK BioAFM Business
JPK joined Bruker
in July 2018, bringing in-depth
expertise in live-cell imaging, cellular mechanics, adhesion, and
molecular force measurements, optical trapping, and biological
stimulus-response characterization to Bruker's worldwide
infrastructure and established instrumentation development and
support. The JPK BioAFM Business takes advantage of the best of
both histories to provide microscopy instrumentation for
biomolecular and cellular imaging, as well as force measurements on
single molecules, cells and tissues. To learn more about Bruker's
biological research AFMs, please visit: www.bruker.com/BioAFM.
About Bruker Corporation (Nasdaq: BRKR)
Bruker is enabling scientists to make breakthrough discoveries and
develop new applications that improve the quality of human life.
Bruker's high-performance scientific instruments and high-value
analytical and diagnostic solutions enable scientists to explore
life and materials at molecular, cellular and microscopic levels.
In close cooperation with our customers, Bruker is enabling
innovation, improved productivity and customer success in life
science molecular research, in applied and pharma applications, in
microscopy and nanoanalysis, and in industrial applications, as
well as in cell biology, preclinical imaging, clinical phenomics
and proteomics research and clinical microbiology. For more
information, please visit: www.bruker.com.
Investor Contact:
Miroslava
Minkova
Director, Investor Relations & Corporate Development
Bruker Corporation
T: +1 (978) 663-3660 x1479
E: Investor.Relations@bruker.com
Media Contact:
Dr. Gabriela
Bagordo
Communications Manager BioAFM
Bruker Nano GmbH
T: +49 (30) 726243 500
E: gabriela.bagordo@bruker.com
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