Focused Ion Beam techniques for the analysis of biological samples: A revolution in ultramicroscopy?

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4261, Issue , 2001, Pages 92-104

  Ballerini, M ^a   Milani, M ^a   Batani, D ^a   Squadrini, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cell imaging; Cell ultrastructure; Focused Ion Beam (FIB); Microscopy

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; CELL CULTURE; ELECTRON SOURCES; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; OPTICAL RESOLVING POWER; TOMOGRAPHY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; YEAST;

FOCUSED ION BEAM (FIB); SOFT X-RAY CONTACT MICROSCOPY;

ION BEAMS;

EID: 0034943437     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.424523     Document Type: Conference Paper

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