UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD · Awarded contract
Awarded

Supply of Atomic Force Microscope to University of Sheffield

Awarded 23 Jan 2025

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Awarded23 Jan 2025
Value£124,936.00
SupplierBruker UK Ltd
AgencyUNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD
RegionYorkshire and The Humber
CategoryResearch & Development
Ended 1y 9mo ago1d term
Awarded 23 Jan 2025Expired 24 Jan 2025

About

University of Sheffield awarded a contract to Bruker UK Ltd for the procurement of an Atomic Force Microscope, conducted via mini-competition under NWUPC framework LAB3162 NW for High Value Laboratory Equipment Lot 2.

The instrument, funded by EPSRC, will be used by the School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences for the characterisation of a wide range of materials including organic thin films and monolayers, molecular materials and molecular adsorbates on inorganic surfaces, metals, dielectrics, polymers and biological materials.

It will characterise topographical properties of surfaces in contact and intermittent contact mode, lateral forces, nanomechanical properties of materials and interfaces, and the magnitude of interaction forces between various kinds of probes and the aforementioned materials.

The contract value is AUD 124,936.

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