Bio-Interfaces

Imaging Ellipsometry

Biological applications demand high sensitivity observation techniques.
Additionally, the environment needs to be controllable in order to avoid
influencing or damaging the behavior of observed materials.​
Imaging Ellipsometry (IE) offers highest sensitivity for thickness or surface
coverage of mono- as well as sub-monolayers with microscopic resolution.
High resolution micromaps of the ellipsometric angles Δ and Ψ, and the unique ellipsometric contrast mode for thin films offers insight in real-time to thickness changes on microstructures.
​ Useful accessories as e.g. cells, QCM-D etc. enlarge the field of
measurement and research for biological applications.
​ Typical biological applications of Imaging Ellipsometry include in-situ imaging,
QCM-D integration, microscopic i-SPREE, supported bilayers, biophysics, microscopic mapping, microarrays, microfilms, and biomolecular interaction
studies.