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The LVEM5 is being used across life science and materials science research groups.   Here are some of the research facilities using the LVEM5 as well as a brief description of what they are using it for:   Howard University:  2 LVEM5 are in operation at Howard University, under the direction of Dr. Gary Harris and Dr. James Mitchell;    Dr. Gary Harris had this enthusiastic idea – why not make a lab that showcases nanotechnology research, and put it on a mobile van that can be taken right to where people can be educated about the advances and promises of nanotechnology.   Crazy? We are pleased to introduce you to the Nanoexpress, the mobile lab that includes an AFM, a chemical handling section, a furnace and, of course an electron microscope. Well, which electron microscope – TEM and SEM - would you think fits in a mobile van? Right, there’s a fully functional LEVM5 right inside the Nanoexpress.    For more information on the Nanoexpress, please visit http://www.nano.gov/ , http://www.nnin.org and http://www.msrce.howard.edu/ Dr. James Mitchell’s research demanded that the LVEM5 be installed in a clean room where his research would include materials characterization, in SEM and TEM modes. No problem, not with the installation location,   nor with the imaging,           Dr. Mitchell's unit was the first new version LVEM5 installed in the US. For more information about Dr. Mitchell and his research, please visit http://hucrest.howard.edu/ and http://www.howard.edu/ceacs/departments/Chemical/Faculty/James-Mitchell.htm   The Air Force Research Laboratory (Wright Patterson Air Force Base) Dayton, Ohio:  At the AFRL Materials and Manufacturing Directorate  (http://www.ml.afrl.af.mil/). the LVEM5 is used to image a variety of materials and biological samples. Some milestones achieved at AFRL include silk imaging and imaging of composite materials. LVEM5 results have been included in the following papers authored by the WPAFB research group that can be found with other publications in our resource pages:  - Thermally Induced alpha-Helix to beta-Sheet Transition in Regenerated Silk Fibers and Films Can be found here   - High-Resolution Electron Microscopy of Montmorillonite and Montmorillonite/Epoxy Nanocomposites Can be found here Some of the research being done at AFRL began at the University of Michigan where Dr. David Martin’s lab was a beta site for the  LVEM5 and where Larry Drummy - currently at AFRL -  was introduced to the LVEM5. Milestones achieved at the University of Michigan include the first unstained images of dendrimers, thin films, block copolymers, nanoparticles and nanofibers. Here is one of the papers authored by Dave and Larry that draws considerably on LVEM5 results:   - Low-voltage electron microscopy of polymer and organic molecular thin films Can be found here       The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI), La Jolla, California:    Originally acquired for the observation of the aggregation state of membrane protein solutions, the LVEM5 at Scripps is moving into anew hom e- a BSL 3 facility (Biosafety Level 3). Stay tune for updates on this exciting application.     The Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia     The LVEM5 in the Emory/Georgia Tech Biomedical Technology Center is used by a number of research groups for bith TEM and SEM capabilities. Stay tuned for more results from this ambitious group of researchers.   http://www.bme.gatech.edu/ LVEM5 in Georgia Tech     A second unit is installed in Professor David Bucknall’s lab. Professor Bucknall’s areas of specialization are: Polymer interfaces and surfaces, functionalised polymers, polymer molecular architecture, polyrotaxanes, self-assembling structures, neutron scattering and reflectivity, thin films, polymer soft lithography and nanopatterning, field effects on polymers, polymer-plasticiser diffusion and other diffusion processes, biomolecular layers at surfaces, industrial inkjet (digital) printing, fluid wetting behaviour, microfluidics   http://www.mse.gatech.edu/FacultyStaff/MSE_Faculty_researchbios/Bucknall/bucknall.html   The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Gaithersburg, Maryland  At NIST, the LVEM5 is used in the Polymers Division (http://polymers.msel.nist.gov/index.cfm) to image a broad variety of materials in TEM and scanning modes.   The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee At the University of Tennessee the LVEM5 is used in the Chemistry department to image materials of various nature in both TEM and SEM mode.   VISIT BACK FREQUENTLY – THERE ARE NEW UNITS INSTALLED ALL THE TIME AND WE WILL KEEP YOU UP TO DATE ON WHAT LVEM USERS ARE DOING WITH THEIR UNITS…

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