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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 05, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 11, 2009
William P. King, Champaign, IL (US);
Jonathan R. Felts, Buford, GA (US);
Craig Prater, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Kevin Kjoller, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
William P. King, Champaign, IL (US);
Jonathan R. Felts, Buford, GA (US);
Craig Prater, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Kevin Kjoller, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
The Board of Trustees of The University of Illinois, Urbana, IL (US);
Anasys Instruments, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Abstract
Described herein are devices and methods for sensing pulsed forces. Some of the described devices and methods are also useful for measuring infrared absorbances and compiling spectral and chemical maps of surfaces. Also described are microcantilever having reduced harmonic frequencies when operating in contact mode. Some of the described microcantilevers comprise an internal resonator configured to vibrate substantially independent of friction between the microcantilever tip and a surface when the microcantilever operates in contact mode. A number of the described devices and methods are useful for monitoring pulsed forces with enhanced sensitivity.