"I used an Agilent 5200 system for three years on a wide variety of applications. This system came without a video camera; I would not recommend this as it makes accurate choice of scanning location impossible. However, I think the normal configurations do have one, and it's best to get it. I used AC-AFM mostly, including in liquid. In liquid it worked quite well. I also got some excellent images in air. The support service were reasonable, but were not able to resolve one issue I had, which was why I moved onto another system. It’s a good value for money system suitable for general AFM duties."

Application area: Materials / Bio / polymers

19 March 2013