Adhesion of microbes using 3-aminopropyl triethoxy silane and specimen stabilisation techniques for analytical transmission electron microscopy

Journal of Microscopy

Volumn 199, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 56-67

  Taylor, A P ^a   Webb, R I ^a   Barry, J C ^a   Hosmer, H ^a   Gould, R J ^a   Wood, B J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

3 aminopropyl triethoxy silane; Adhesion; APTES; ATEM; Glow discharge; Magnetosomes; Stabilization; Ultraviolet irradiation

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; BACTERIOLOGY; CARBON; CARBON FILMS; ELECTRON BEAMS; ELECTRONS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GLOW DISCHARGES; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; IRRADIATION; STABILIZATION;

3-AMINO-PROPYL TRIETHOXY SILANE; 3-AMINOPROPYL TRIETHOXY SILANE; AMINOPROPYL; ATEM; BIOLOGICAL SPECIMENS; ELECTRON-BEAM; MAGNETOSOMES; MAGNETOTACTIC BACTERIA; ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATIONS; ULTRAVIOLET-B;

ADHESION;

3 AMINOPROPYL TRIETHOXY SILANE; SILANE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; COVALENT BOND; CROSS LINKING; ELECTRON BEAM; PHASE CONTRAST MICROSCOPY; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TECHNIQUE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0033931742     PISSN: 00222720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2818.2000.00692.x     Document Type: Article

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