Dear All, can anyone explain to me how to measure the elastic modulus of a material through force-volume AFM curves? I am using Nanoscope Analysis software but the results seem not to be accurate.
Tipically the Force Volume AFM curves should be sufficient to do the calculations. Which version of Nanoscope Analysis and AFM are you using?. Also, which material are you measuring and more importantly, what is the spring constant of the tip you are using for elasticity measurements?.
There is also the possibility to use free software like AtomicJ to do the calcultations.
Thank you Nicolas for your response. I am using Nanoscope analysis v1.5 and AFM Bruker multimode 8 (Nanoscope 9.1) for the experiments. In Nanoscope software, just Hertzian and Sneddon models exist. My material is collagen, which I am testing in the air in PF QNM mode using scanasyst-air (Bruker) cantilever with the spring constant of 0.4 N/m.
I didn't know about AtomicJ software. thank you for suggesting