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The Scanning Probe Microscopy (SPM) consists of Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) and Scanning Tunneling Microscopy (STM) and represents a multidisciplinary research base in the field of bionanostructures, thin films and multifunctional biomaterials at the “Babes-Bolyai” University of Cluj-Napoca, Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Physical Chemistry Department, particularly, at the Research Center in Physical Chemistry, AFM and STM microscopy, with applications in nanoscience and biotechnology (Center PCAS), Cluj-Napoca, Romania).
 

This AFM and STM laboratory is located at the “Raluca Ripan” Institute of Chemical Research, and offer the advanced Scanning Probe Microscopy facilities to various teaching and research activities in Romania and abroad. This laboratory belongs to the Research Center in physical chemistry of nanostructures, with applications in bioscience and technology, which is developing at the “Babes-Bolyai” University of Cluj-Napoca.

SPM (JEOL 4210) is manufactured by JEOL and uses the best equipments, such as: AFM and STM. The AFM samples are built up by various techniques for thin film preparation, such as by adsorption, deposition, self-assembly and Langmuir-Blodgett technique (LBT). The laboratory for LBT is located at the Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Arany Str., No. 11, 400028 Cluj-Napoca and also belongs to the Center PCAS. All equipments are manipulated by specialists with high theoretical and practical skills.