POSEIDON AX

Poseidon AX is an in situ liquid phase system for transmission electron microscopy (TEM). It enables researchers to observe their materials under realistic, functional conditions while taking advantage of the resolving power of the TEM. Full control over liquid composition, flow, and temperature allows for visualization of processes like nucleation and growth, degradation, crystallization, or characterization of size, shape, and structure. These observations offer new information to drive innovation in biological and soft materials, drug delivery, catalysts, pigments, cosmetics, and more.

POSEIDON AX on the nutshell

Flexible in situ environments: Full control over liquid flow and solution chemistry to create the most relevant environment for your material.

Machine vision software suite: Integrated machine vision software manages many data collection tasks in the background so you can focus on the experiment at hand.

Front-to-back workflow: Each step of the research process, from sample preparation to data management and analysis, has been considered to maximize rigor and reproducibility.

Safety: Safety of the TEM is top priority – none of our systems require disassembly that would put the TEM at risk to enable different imaging techniques or perform maintenance.

POSEIDON AX components

POSEIDON AX SAMPLE SUPPORT: E-CHIPS

The Poseidon AX solution uses custom-made microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) as sample supports to adjust liquid thickness, add temperature, or enable electrochemical measurements within the liquid holder. All MEMS devices (E-chips™) are designed, fabricated, and quality checked in-house, which gives Protochips an immense amount of control and oversight to ensure quality and proper functionality as well as keep cost minimized.

With several unique designs such as:

• Microwells to limit liquid thickness
• Flow management designs for ultimate flow control
• Temperature control E-chips with patented FrameHeater^TM technology maximizing uniformity
• EDS-optimized designs that enable EDS collection without tilting

there is certain to be a combination to support any research goal.

POSEIDON AX WORKFLOW

AXON MACHINE VISION SOFTWARE PLATFORM