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Electron Beam Induced Mass Loss Dependence on Stained Thin Epon Resin Sections

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    SYSNO ASEP0465206
    Document TypeJ - Journal Article
    R&D Document TypeJournal Article
    Subsidiary JOstatní články
    TitleElectron Beam Induced Mass Loss Dependence on Stained Thin Epon Resin Sections
    Author(s) Skoupý, Radim (UPT-D) RID, ORCID, SAI
    Nebesářová, Jana (BC-A) RID, ORCID
    Krzyžánek, Vladislav (UPT-D) RID, ORCID, SAI
    Number of authors3
    Source TitleMicroscopy and Microanalysis. - : Cambridge University Press - ISSN 1431-9276
    Roč. 22, S3 (2016), s. 926-927
    Number of pages2 s.
    Publication formPrint - P
    Languageeng - English
    CountryUS - United States
    KeywordsTEM ; STEM ; EFTEM
    Subject RIVJA - Electronics ; Optoelectronics, Electrical Engineering
    Subject RIV - cooperationBiology Centre (since 2006) - Electronics ; Optoelectronics, Electrical Engineering
    R&D ProjectsGA14-20012S GA ČR - Czech Science Foundation (CSF)
    LO1212 GA MŠMT - Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports (MEYS)
    ED0017/01/01 GA MŠMT - Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports (MEYS)
    Institutional supportUPT-D - RVO:68081731 ; BC-A - RVO:60077344
    DOI10.1017/S143192761600547X
    AnnotationLow voltage TEM and STEM (transmission and scanning transmission electron microscope) can be regarded as the method of choice for many structural studies of very thin biological samples like ultrathin sections, viruses etc.. Usually, in a conventional TEM (typical acceleration voltage 60 – 300 kV) the image contrast is enhanced by staining using salts of heavy metals (e.g., uranyl acetate, lead citrate). Low voltage STEM allows to image unstained samples that usually show sufficient contrast, but in some cases the staining can be useful. An important parameter for imaging is a sensitivity of the sample to degradation by electron beam. There have been not many studies describing quantitatively the mass loss of the resin sections; the most comprehensive work was performed on the dedicated STEM for molecular mass measurements done at 80 keV, or even at higher electron energies done by EFTEM. The author in [6] describes that polymers stained with a heavy metal should therefore damage more rapidly through the secondary electron mechanism and higher cross sections for scattering.
    WorkplaceInstitute of Scientific Instruments
    ContactMartina Šillerová, sillerova@ISIBrno.Cz, Tel.: 541 514 178
    Year of Publishing2017
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