An appraisal of ultramicrotomy, FIBSEM and cryogenic FIBSEM techniques for the sectioning of biological cells on titanium substrates for TEM investigation

Journal of Microscopy

Volumn 234, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 16-25

  Edwards, H K ^a   Fay, M W ^a   Anderson, S I ^a   Scotchford, C A ^a   Grant, D M ^a   Brown, P D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biomaterial; Cryogenic FIBSEM; FIBSEM; Human osteoblast; Mesenchymal stem cell; Titanium

Indexed keywords

CELL CULTURE; CRYOGENICS; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ION BEAMS; OSTEOBLASTS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STEM CELLS;

BIOLOGICAL CELLS; CRYOGENIC FOCUSED ION BEAM SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FOCUSED ION BEAM-SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPIES; HUMAN OSTEOBLAST; MESENCHYMAL STEM CELL; MICROSCOPY TECHNIQUE; TITANIA; TITANIUM SUBSTRATES; ULTRA-MICROTOMY;

TITANIUM;

TITANIUM;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOCUSED ION BEAM SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMAGING SYSTEM; MESENCHYMAL STEM CELL; OSTEOBLAST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRAMICROTOMY;

CRYOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; MICROTOMY; OSTEOBLASTS; SPECIMEN HANDLING; STEM CELLS; TITANIUM;

EID: 62849117520     PISSN: 00222720     EISSN: 13652818     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2818.2009.03152.x     Document Type: Article

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