The use of low temperature X‐ray diffraction to evaluate freezing methods used in freeze‐fracture electron microscopyJournal of Microscopy - Tập 112 Số 1 - Trang 103-113 - 1978
T. Gulik‐Krzywicki, M. Joseph Costello
SUMMARYTwo methods of freezing samples for freeze‐fracture electron microscopy have been compared using X‐ray diffraction and freeze‐fracture results from lipid‐water model systems. Perturbations of the molecular organization of hydrocarbon chains and the extent of ice crystal formation have been evaluated for lamellar phases of egg lecithin containing 16% water an...... hiện toàn bộ
Two‐photon image correlation spectroscopy and image cross‐correlation spectroscopyJournal of Microscopy - Tập 200 Số 1 - Trang 14-25 - 2000
Paul W. Wiseman, Jeffrey A. Squier, Mark H. Ellisman, Kent R. Wilson
We introduce two‐photon image correlation spectroscopy (ICS) using a video rate capable multiphoton microscope. We demonstrate how video rate two‐photon microscopic imaging and image correlation analysis may be combined to measure molecular transport properties over ranges typical of biomolecules in membrane environments. Using two‐photon ICS, we measured diffusion coefficients as large as...... hiện toàn bộ
An investigation into microstructure and particle distribution of Ni–P/diamond composite thin filmsJournal of Microscopy - Tập 185 Số 2 - Trang 283-291 - 1997
Benedetto Bozzini, G. Giovannelli, Pietro Luigi Cavallotti
The present paper deals with a theoretical and experimental study of the co‐deposition of spheroidal particles in a metal matrix deposited by autocatalytic chemical deposition (ACD). The 3‐D particle size distribution — as measured by image analysis of SEM micrographs of metallographic cross‐sections — is related to the size distribution of the starting powder — as measured by photon autoc...... hiện toàn bộ
A new preparation method to study fresh plant structures with X‐ray computed tomographyJournal of Microscopy - Tập 233 Số 1 - Trang 1-4 - 2009
Olivier Leroux, Manfred Schlosser, E. Bellefroid, Myriam Claeys, Marjolein Couvreur, Gaëtan Borgonie, Luc Van Hoorebeke, Bert Masschaele, Ronald Viane
SummarySince the development of X‐ray computed tomography as a medical diagnostic tool, it was adapted and extended for many scientific applications, including plant structure research. As for many biological studies, sample preparation is of major importance to obtain good‐quality images. Therefore, we present a new preparation method for fresh material which incl...... hiện toàn bộ
Porphyrin‐related photosensitizers for cancer imaging and therapeutic applicationsJournal of Microscopy - Tập 218 Số 2 - Trang 133-147 - 2005
Kristian Berg, Pål Kristian Selbo, Anette Weyergang, Andreas Dietze, Lina Prasmickaite, Anette Bonsted, Birgit Engesæter, Even Angell‐Petersen, Trond Warloe, Niels Frandsen, Anders Høgset
SummaryA photosensitizer is defined as a chemical entity, which upon absorption of light induces a chemical or physical alteration of another chemical entity. Some photosensitizers are utilized therapeutically such as in photodynamic therapy (PDT) and for diagnosis of cancer (fluorescence diagnosis, FD). PDT is approved for several cancer indications and FD has rec...... hiện toàn bộ
Electron microscopy of frozen hydrated sections of vitreous ice and vitrified biological samplesJournal of Microscopy - Tập 131 Số 1 - Trang 1-9 - 1983
Alasdair W. McDowall, Jintao Chang, Richard B. Freeman, Jean Lepault, C. A. Walter, Jacques Dubochet
SUMMARYThe preparation and high resolution observation of frozen hydrated thin sections has been studied by transmission electron microscopy (TEM and STEM) on model systems, including pure water, protein solutions, catalase crystals, myelin sheath and various tissues. The state of the ice is determined by electron diffraction. Mass measurement in the electron micro...... hiện toàn bộ
Molecular cryo‐electron tomography of vitreous tissue sections: current challengesJournal of Microscopy - Tập 235 Số 3 - Trang 293-307 - 2009
Lars Norlén, Ozan Öktem, Ulf Skoglund
SummaryElectron tomography of vitreous tissue sections (tissue TOVIS) allows the study of the three‐dimensional structure of molecular complexes in a near‐native cellular context. Its usage is, however, limited by an unfortunate combination of noisy and incomplete data, by a technically demanding sample preparation procedure, and by a disposition for specimen degra...... hiện toàn bộ
Visualizing filamentous actin on lipid bilayers by atomic force microscopy in solutionJournal of Microscopy - Tập 201 Số 3 - Trang 377-382 - 2001
Dan Shi, Avril V. Somlyo, Andrew P. Somlyo, Zhen Shao
The surface structure of actin filaments (F‐actin) was visualized at high resolution, by atomic force microscopy (AFM) in aqueous solution, in large paracrystals prepared on positively charged lipid monolayers. The increased stability of these closely packed specimens allowed us to show that both the long pitch (38 nm) and the monomer (5.8 nm) can be directly resolved by AFM in the contact...... hiện toàn bộ