SMW - Objectives                                                            

The objectives of SMW are grouped into three main goals with different sub-targets:

1) Technological concept development

• Electronic and mechanical integration of AFM and ILM
• Design of a unified and intuitive user interface
• Integration of spatial light modulator (SLM) technology for beam shaping, phase contrast enhancement and optical tweezers

2) Validation of integrated system capability

• Correlated measurements by simultaneous topography and optical imaging
• Space- and time-correlated cellular stimulation and fluorescence imaging
• Simultaneous AFM and fluorescence spectral imaging

3) Advancement of cancer research and molecular immunolgy

• Integration of PTNS and characterisation of chemical composition of cellular structures
• Development of an accurate tool for cancer detection
• Application of SMW to study immunological processes