We make instruments for labs all around the world, to find out more about the labs that use BND instrumentation have a look at the map below.
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The University of Bristol - Click to find out more!
Plymouth Marine Laboratory - Click to find out more!
The University of Bristol
The University of Bristol has two high-speed atomic force microscope facilities.
- The BND Nano Dynamic Scanner Mark 5 at the University of Bristol can be modified with exceptional ease, which when combined with the unique capabilities of the kit means you can design the experiment of your dreams! This facility is frequently used by both postgraduate and undergraduate students, as well as senior researchers, for everything from materials science to dentistry!
- The BND Nano Dynamic Scanner Mark 5N at the NNUF facility at the University of Bristol was produced with enhanced radioactive sample capabilities - with shielding, and remote computer control the user can feel assured that measurements are performed safely.
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This facility is available to UK researchers, apply on the NNUF website.
Plymouth Marine Laboratory
The Bristol Nano Dynamic Scanner at the Plymouth Marine Laboratory is often used for liquid imaging for in-vivo experimental work in the field of environmental genomics.
In experimental work reported in [1,2], this instrumentation was used for the visualization of algal viruses. Read more about this research in the references below.
[1] Evans, C.T., Baldock, S.J., Hardy, J.G., Payton, O., Picco, L. and Allen, M.J., 2021. A Non-Destructive, Tuneable Method to Isolate Live Cells for High-Speed AFM Analysis. Microorganisms, 9(4), p.680. [2] Evans, C.T., Payton, O., Picco, L. and Allen, M.J., 2018. Algal Viruses: The (Atomic) Shape of Things to Come. Viruses, 10(9), p.490.
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Virginia Commonwealth University
The Bristol Nano Dynamic Scanner at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia, is a key instrument for experimental biophysics.
In experimental work reported in [1,2], this instrumentation is used to map DNA as a diagnosis tool.
[1] Mikheikin, A., Olsen, A., Leslie, K., Russell-Pavier, F., Yacoot, A., Picco, L., Payton, O., Toor, A., Chesney, A., Gimzewski, J.K. and Mishra, B., 2017. DNA nanomapping using CRISPR-Cas9 as a programmable nanoparticle. Nature communications, 8(1), pp.1-9.
[2] Koebley, S.R., Mikheikin, A., Leslie, K., Guest, D., McConnell-Wells, W., Lehman, J.H., Al Juhaishi, T., Zhang, X., Roberts, C.H., Picco, L. and Toor, A., 2020. Digital Polymerase Chain Reaction Paired with High-Speed Atomic Force Microscopy for Quantitation and Length Analysis of DNA Length Polymorphisms. ACS nano, 14(11), pp.15385-15393.
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