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AFM in Conjunction with FluidFM® Technique and Applications

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Part 1: Developing New and Efficient Methods for Harvesting Microalgae Using the AFM and FluidFM Technologies

Presented by Cécile Formosa-Dague, Ph.D., CNRS Researcher Toulouse Biotechnology Institute (TBI), INSA de Toulouse, France (October 12, 2021)

       PRESENTATION HIGHLIGHTS

  • [00:00:24] The role and mechanisms of chemical flocculation in harvesting microalgae
  • [00:04:17] Known, hypothesized, and validated behavior and mechanisms of chitosan-induced flocculation 
  • [00:08:48] Advantages and process of inducing flotation without flocculation using AFM and FluidFM technologies
  • [00:15:38] Methods for probing the interaction between bubbles produced by FluidFM and living cells; how to functionalize these bubbles
  • [00:19:59] Conclusions
  • [00:21:33] Live Q&A with the presenter
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Part 2: FluidFM Application Highlights

Presented by Mirko Vanetti, Ph.D. Cytosurge AG, Switzerland (October 12, 2021)

       PRESENTATION HIGHLIGHTS

  • [00:00:13] Introduction to FluidFM technology
  • [00:02:09] CS1: Repeated cytoplasma extraction and RNA sequencing from same cell
  • [00:04:41] CS2: Studying virus-host cell interactions with colloid aspiration
  • [00:06:46] CS3: Guided cell growth
  • [00:07:42] CS4: Local treatment of cells
  • [00:11:36] CS5: Inject mammalian cells in vitro
  • [00:12:21] CS6: Inject cells w/ CRISPR reagents
  • [00:15:09] 2021 FluidFM publications
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Part 3: NanoWizard AFM Family in Conjunction with FluidFM

Presented by Torsten Mueller, Ph.D., Senior Developer Life Sciences, Bruker BioAFM and André Körnig, Ph.D., Applications Scientist, Bruker (October 12, 2021)

       PRESENTATION HIGHLIGHTS

  • [00:00:18] Overview of NanoWizard family AFMs
  • [00:02:15] Unique capabilities and advantages of the NanoWizard 4 XP
  • [00:04:08] Integrating FluidFM into BioAFM
  • [00:05:49] FluidFM for cell adhesion studies
  • [00:06:12] FluidFM Cell Injection and Extraction applications
  • [00:06:54] FluidFM Colloidal Force Spectroscopy mode applications
  • [00:08:10] FluidFM Spotting applications
  • [00:09:05] Combining FluidFM Spotting and AFM, including imaging with nanopipette
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Part 4: Real-Time Demonstration of BioAFM-FluidFM

Presented by Dr André Körnig, Applications Scientist, Bruker BioAFM (October 12, 2021)

       PRESENTATION HIGHLIGHTS

  • [00:00:09] BioAFM-FluidFM system assembly and experiemnt overview
  • [00:02:15] Configuring the software and collecting a cell
  • [00:05:11] Performing the adhesion experiment
  • [00:06:51] Reconfiguring the software to increase the probability that the cell will adhere to the substrate
  • [00:07:45] Generating custom, complex, and combined force curves
  • [00:09:43] Modeling the standard workflow for FluidFM-BioAFM experiments


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