Abstract The centrifuge method is one tool for the measurement of particle adhesion forces. The method is well established for single particles with a detachment in normal direction to the… Click to show full abstract
Abstract The centrifuge method is one tool for the measurement of particle adhesion forces. The method is well established for single particles with a detachment in normal direction to the substrate. In order to consider a detachment in radial direction and particle-particle interactions, an optical centrifuge was designed and built. The arrangement of the optical components in the centrifuge corresponds to a microscope configuration. The use of a mechanical image derotation device allows the application of a non-rotating camera. Thus, it is possible to continuously and online observe an enlarged image of the sample during the centrifugation.
               
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