Method and apparatus for the combined analysis of a sample with objects to be analyzed

A device for carrying out combined analysis of a sample with objects to be analyzed, in particular a sample with biological objects, with:

• an imaging measuring device, which is configured for obtaining measurement results for one or more of the objects to be analyzed in the sample, by analyzing the one or more objects to be analyzed by an imaging method of measurement, and for determining at least one first optical property of the one or more objects to be analyzed from the measurement results,
• a probe-microscopic measuring device, which is configured for obtaining probe-microscopic measurement results for the one or more objects to be analyzed, by analyzing the one or more objects to be analyzed by a probe-microscopic method of measurement, and for determining at least one first mechanical property of the one or more objects to be analyzed from the probe-microscopic measurement results, and
• an evaluating device, which is coupled to the imaging measuring device and to the probe-microscopic measuring device and is configured for assigning the at least one first optical property and the at least one first mechanical property to one another, after optical prior intermediate processing;
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• wherein the device for carrying out combined analysis of a sample with objects to be analyzed includes at least one of the following:
• 1) data from the imaging measuring device includes information on sample properties of the sample, and subsequently using the information on the sample properties when using the probe-microscopic measuring device;
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• 2) information derived from the probe-microscopic measurement results is subsequently used when using the imaging measuring device.