New controlled environment vitrification system for cryo-transmission electron microscopy: Design and application to surfactant solutions

Journal of Microscopy

Volumn 200, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 128-139

  Egelhaaf, S U ^a,b   Schurtenberger, P ^a   Muller M ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bile salt; Controlled environment vitrification system (CEVS); Cryo transmission electron microscopy; Lecithin; Light scattering; Micelles; Sample preparation; Surfactants; Transfer system

Indexed keywords

BODY FLUIDS; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; LECITHIN; LIGHT SCATTERING; MICELLES; SALTS;

BILE SALTS; CONTROLED ENVIRONMENT VITRIFICATION SYSTEM; CONTROLLED ENVIRONMENT; CRYO-TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; DESIGN AND APPLICATION; EQUILIBRATION TIME; LAG-TIME; SAMPLE PREPARATION; SURFACTANT SOLUTION; TRANSFER SYSTEMS;

SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; SURFACTANT; TAUROCHENODEOXYCHOLIC ACID;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CRYOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EQUIPMENT; LIGHT SCATTERING; MICELLE; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURFACE PROPERTY; TECHNIQUE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 0033749826     PISSN: 00222720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2818.2000.00747.x     Document Type: Article

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