SurForce

03/18/2019

Exciting new research published on injectable, self-healing hydrogel with tunable optical, mechanical, and antimicrobial properties. The self-healing capability of the hydrogel was demonstrated by rheology tests, and quantitative force measurements using a surface forces apparatus (SFA). The paper provides molecular insights into the self-healing mechanism of Schiff base reactions.

https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/acs.chemmater.8b04803

03/01/2019

Curious about improving oil recovery methods?
Visit the SurForce Library to see how the SFA has made a positive impact on the oil industry via the better understanding of surface forces at the molecular level: https://surforcellc.com/surface-forces-research/ #1550096082493-865b7fa1-7b85



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02/20/2019

Congratulations to Tianyi Han from Tsinghua University for graduating from the SFA Boot Camp training program. Tianyi’s training focused on:

General SFA use
A introductory training program
Covering mica cleaving and gluing
Achieving SFA contact and good FECO fringes
Performing force runs (attractive forces- VdW on clean mica in air and repulsive forces- KNO3 solutions at different concentrations)
All to support his future research in multivalent salt solutions. He did a great job!

For more information on training at the SurForce lab in California, click here: https://surforcellc.com/sfa-training-boot-camp-surface-forces-apparatus-research/.

01/30/2019

Did you know that SurForce offers new-user training in all aspects of the SFA through a program called SFA Boot Camp? Visit www.SurForceLLC.com to find out more.

Surface Forces Apparatus research, training, and measurement services. The best way to measure surface forces and surface interactions like Israelachvili.

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