Visualization of dendrimer molecules by transmission electron microscopy (TEM): Staining methods and cryo-TEM of vitrified solutions

Macromolecules

Volumn 31, Issue 18, 1998, Pages 6259-6265

  Jackson, Catheryn L ^a   Chanzy, Henri D ^a,b   Booy, Frank P ^a,c   Drake, Bartholomew J ^a   Tomalia, Donald A ^a,d   Bauer, Barry J ^a   Amis, Eric J ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b CENTRE DE RECHERCHES SUR LES MACROMOLÉCULES VÉGÉTALES CERMAV CNRS   (France)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ARTHRITIS AND MUSCULOSKELETAL AND SKIN DISEASES   (United States)

^d MICHIGAN MOLECULAR INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYOGENICS; FREEZING; SODIUM COMPOUNDS; STATISTICAL METHODS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

DENDRIMERS; POLYAMIDOAMINE; STAINING METHOD;

POLYAMIDES;

EID: 0032497185     PISSN: 00249297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ma9806155     Document Type: Article

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