Pavone Nanoindenter

The Pavone is a state-of-art Nanoindentor that combines fiber optics force-sensing technology with synchronized imaging and precision mechanical indentation to provide integrated solution for any high-throughput mechanical analysis from routine hydrogel testing and single-cell mechanobiology experiments to high-throughput mechanical screening of 3D tissue models. The fiber-optical interferometric technology permits measurement of the softest materials (~10Pa) in controlled environmental conditions with high force resolution and in a non-destructive way. The Pavone enables automated experimental workflow and conducts both static and dynamic mechanical measurements that include quasi-static, stress relaxation/creep and dynamic indentation with controlled force and indentation-depth to capture complex mechanical properties, such as nonlinearity, adhesion, viscoelasticity and prorelasticity.

Pavone in lab

Manufacturer: Optics11 Life

Model #:  Pavone

Year of Manufacture:  2023

Year Acquired:  2023

Location:  Kingsbury Hall S333

Specifications:

  • Imaging Capabilities
    • Objective                           Up to 60x, interchangeable
    • CMOS camera                 40 frames/s
  • Environmental Control
    • Temperature control (standard)              Stage frame heating with 4 sensors (0.1 degrees C accuracy)
  • Indentation capabilities
    • Probe force range           20 pN – 2 mN
    • Indentation stroke         Up to 100 micrometers@0.5 nm resolution
    • Contact size diameter 1 micrometer – 100 micrometer
    • Minimum sample size  >0.4 microliters for 96-well plate (thickness 3 micrometers)

Principal Scientist:  Linqing Li

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Contact Information

Kingsbury Hall W317
Durham, NH 03824
Phone: (603) 862-1429
Email:
Linqing Li

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