Applications:
· Industrial (material) Applications
· Life Science Applications
· Natural Resources & Energy
· Scientific Research
· NanoCharacterization
Metals & alloys, oxidation/corrosion, fractures, welds, polished sections, magnetic and superconducting materials, Ceramics, composites, plastics, Films/coatings, Geological sections, minerals, Soft materials: polymers, pharmaceuticals, filters, gels, tissues, plant material, Particles, porous materials, fibers.
Specifications of SEM samples
Most instruments samples must be stable in a vacuum on the order of 10-3 - 10-5 Pascal. Samples likely to outgas at low pressures (rocks saturated with hydrocarbons, "wet" samples such as coal, organic materials or swelling clays, and samples likely to decrepitate at low pressure)
For SEM, a specimen is normally required to be small (>5 mm) and completely dry, since the specimen chamber is at high vacuum. Hard, dry materials such as wood, bone, feathers, dried insects or shells can be examined with little further treatment. Living cells and tissues and whole, soft-bodied organisms usually require chemical fixation to preserve and stabilize their structure
Specimens that pose problems:
· Wool and Cotton tissue
· Cosmetics
· polymers
· Fats and Hydrocarbons
· Emulsions (margarine)
· Biological and Organics (need chemical fixation)
· Contains any Volatiles and water
· Friable samples
Cost of using SEM:
Platinum coating price per sample |
15 JD (only for non-conductive samples) |
SEM imaging price per image |
10 JD |
EDS microanalysis price per spot analysis |
50 JD |
Working hour price per hour |
40 JD |
Contact person:
for more details and sample analysis using SEM:
Waddah Fares Mahmoud
5355000 ext. 23972 / 22267
email: w.mahmoud@ju.edu.jo
Direction: The University of Jordan, Hamdi Mango Center for Scientific Research building, -1 floor, SEM lab.
General instructions for researchers:
· The interested researcher must be present at SEM lab during analysis.
· The samples must be very small pieces and completely dry.
· Researches from the Faculty of Science/JU must complete the application for using SEM.
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