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*STTR Project: Development of s‑SNOM Technology to
Enable AFMs Perform sub‑30nm IR Spectroscopy
and Imaging-- Anasys Instruments Corp., 25 W. Anapamu,
Dr. Markus Raschke, Principal Investigator, raschke@chem.washington.edu
Dr. Roshan Shetty, Business Official, roshan@anasysintruments.com
DOE Grant No. DE‑FG02‑08ER86338
Amount: $100,000
Research
Institution
Scanning Probe Microscopy (SPM) is
a strategically vital tool for nanotechnology research, a $250 million/year
industry essential to such multi-billion-dollar downstream industries as
materials and pharmaceuticals. However,
the single biggest drawback to SPM is its inability to obtain any chemical
information on its samples. This
drawback impacts DOE researchers in the Genome-to-Life program and corporate
researchers in chemicals and pharmaceuticals.
This project will develop a novel detection scheme that, together with
two other proprietary ideas, promises to solve the major problems that have
prevented s-SNOM (scattering Scanning Near Field
Optical Microscopy) technology from becoming a commercially feasible solution.
Commercial Applications and other Benefits as described by the awardee: Besides enabling the 60% of SPM users in Materials Research for whom chemical information on their samples is critical, the technology should enable SPMs to penetrate new markets such as life sciences and disease screening, where lack of chemical information is a major bottleneck