Method of platinum-carbon coating of ultrathin sections for transmission and scanning electron microscopy: An application for study of biological composites

Microscopy Research and Technique

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 218-224

  Schwarz, H ^a   Gorb, Stanislav ^a,b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biological materials; Cuticle; Insects; Natural composites; Pore canals; SEM; TEM

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; CANALS; CARBON; COATINGS; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; HYDRAULIC STRUCTURES; PLATINUM;

BIOLOGICAL COMPOSITES; CARBON COATING; CUTICLE; INSECT; NATURAL COMPOSITE MATERIALS; NATURAL COMPOSITES; PORE CANAL; SEM STUDY; TEM; ULTRA-THIN;

SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

CARBON; PLATINUM;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CUTICLE; FLY; GRASSHOPPER; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACE PROPERTY; TISSUE SECTION; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

HEXAPODA; INSECTA;

EID: 0141540471     PISSN: 1059910X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jemt.10343     Document Type: Article

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