The KSV NIMA Scientific Seminar took place at the Biolin Scientific Oy premises (Espoo, Finland) on Monday the 22nd of November gathering participants from the fields of thin films, material science and polymer chemistry.
The KSV NIMA Scientific Seminar was the opportunity to hear about recent advances in thin films and interfacial science. Professor Françoise Winnik, Executive editor of Langmuir Magazine, and Doctor Tapani Viitala, renowned LB expert, presented their research and exchanged with participants on the latest findings and analytical techniques.
Both Professor Winnik and Doctor Viitala listed a number of novel materials suitable for Langmuir-Blodgett and Langmuir-Shaefer depositions. Proteins such as ferritin but also alumina, silica and other oxides were identified as appropriate materials to create organised one molecule thick films. KSV NIMA offers the most complete range of quality Langmuir and Langmuir-Blodgett Troughs which you can find here.
Recently, graphene films have been the center of attention since the 2010 Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded to Professors Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov (Manchester University) for their research on the two dimensional material graphene. Instruments from KSV NIMA can be used to deposit and characterise graphene films as described in the KSV NIMA Application Note 3.
