The results of this project will enable national metrology institutes to perform and provide traceable calibration of the mechanical properties of nano-objects. Furthermore, the project provides a force calibration tool for the stiffness of AFM cantilevers, appropriate test samples and Good Practice Guides for stakeholders. The following guides have been developed.

1) Guideline for the preparation of fixed nano-objects on hard substrates, like nanoparticles and nanowires

2) Good Practice Guide for the measurement of the cantilever normal spring constant using a MEMS device

3) Good Practice Guide for nanoindentation of nanoparticles embedded in a layer
using an SEM in situ technique

4) Good Practice Guide “Elastic property measurement of nanobeams by cantilever
force measurement inside a Scanning Electron Microscope”

5) Introductory guide to measuring the mechanical properties of nano-
objects/particles with AFM on flat surfaces

6) Introductory Guide on the determination of geometrical properties of nano-objects under different adhesion levels