Cryo-scanning electron microscopy

Cryo-scanning electron microscopy (CSEM) is a form of electron microscopy where a hydrated but cryogenically fixed sample is imaged on a scanning electron microscope's cold stage in a cryogenic chamber. The cooling is usually achieved with liquid nitrogen.[1] Cryo-SEM of biological samples with a high moisture content can be done faster with fewer sample preparation steps than conventional SEM. In addition, the dehydration processes needed to prepare a biological sample for a conventional SEM chamber create numerous distortions in the tissue leading to structural artifacts during imaging.[2][3][4][5]

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References

  1. ↑ Dokland Terje (2006). Techniques in Microscopy for Biomedical Applications. World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd. p. 115. ISBN 978-9812564344.
  2. ↑ Hickey, Cian D.; Sheehan, Jeremiah J.; Wilkinson, Martin G.; Auty, Mark A. E. (18 February 2015). "Growth and location of bacterial colonies within dairy foods using microscopy techniques: a review". Frontiers in Microbiology 6. doi:10.3389/fmicb.2015.00099.
  3. ↑ Lesemann, edited by Kurt Mendgen, Dietrich-Eckhardt (1991). Electron Microscopy of Plant Pathogens. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg. ISBN 978-3-642-75818-8.
  4. ↑ Schatten, Heide (2013). Scanning electron microscopy for the life sciences (Online-Ausg. ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521195997.
  5. ↑ editors, Heide Schatten, James Pawley, (2007). Biological low voltage field emission scanning electron microscopy. New York: Springer. ISBN 9780387729725.
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