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Experimental techniques

 

 

AFM

 

I started using Atomic Force Microscopy back in 2009 and since then I used contact mode, tapping mode and Scanning Kelvin Probe Force Microscopy on many different materials.

 

The image represents an AISI 316 Stainless Steel after acid pickling

Laser Microscopy

 

I started using laser microscopy in 2014, at the Kyoto Institute of Technology, mainly working on tribology of ceramic biomaterials and on osteointegrative surfaces.

 

The image represents an ASD TiO2 coating

Scanning Electron Microscopy

 

In 2010 I learnt to use the Scanning Electron Microscopy and related techniques such as EDS and EBSD.

 

The image represents a PVD droplet

Cathodoluminescence

 

In 2014 I started to use cathodoluminescence on bioceramics and in particular on Al2O3, ZrO2 and TiO2.

 

The image represents the spectrum of anatase

Raman

 

In 2014 I started to investigate the properties of materials using Raman Spectroscopy.

 

The image represents the spectrum of anatase

Stylus profilometer

 

In 2011 I started to use stylus profilometry, in particular associated with tribology and with corrosion science.

 

The image represents a map of a pin-on-flat tribology test on titanium

Tribometer

 

Tribology became one of my field of study in 2011. Since then I used two different tribometers in different conditions, dry & wet, room & high temperatures.

 

The image represents the friction coefficient of a bioceramic against itself at different lubrication conditions

Hardness tester

 

Hardness testing is a quite common technique, but I was able to used it to evaluate the adhesion of nanometric coatings and the hardness of nitriding treatments in innovative ways.

 

The image represents indentations on ALD coated AISI316L stainless steel

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