Application of environmental scanning electron microscopy to determine biological surface structure

Journal of Microscopy

Volumn 233, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 205-224

  Kirk, S E ^a   Skepper, J N ^b   Donald, A M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cells; ESEM; Viability

Indexed keywords

CELL MEMBRANES; CYTOLOGY; ELECTRONS; MAMMALS;

BIOLOGICAL SURFACES; ENVIRONMENTAL SCANNING; ESEM; HIGH RESOLUTION; HIGH VACUUM; HUMAN MONOCYTE-DERIVED MACROPHAGES; MAMMALIAN CELLS; MICROSCOPY IMAGING; TEST SAMPLES; VIABILITY;

SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ARTIFACT; CELL DAMAGE; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL SIZE; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL SURFACE; CELL SURVIVAL; CELL VIABILITY; CRYOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; DEHYDRATION; ENVIRONMENTAL SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HUMAN; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MACROPHAGE; MICROSCOPE IMAGE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TEMPERATURE;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 59149089934     PISSN: 00222720     EISSN: 13652818     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2818.2009.03111.x     Document Type: Review

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