Phase TEM for biological imaging utilizing a Boersch electrostatic phase plate: Theory and practice

Journal of Electron Microscopy

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 137-145

  Shiue, Jessie ^a   Chang, Chia Seng ^a   Huang, Sen Hui ^d   Hsu, Chih Hao ^d   Tsai, Jin Sheng ^c   Chang, Wei Hau ^b   Wu, Yi Min ^b   Lin, Yen Chen ^b   Kuo, Pai Chia ^a   Huang, Yang Shan ^a   Hwu, Yeukuang ^a,c   Kai, Ji Jung ^d   Tseng, Fan Gang ^d   Chen, Fu Rong ^a,c,d  

^a INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS   (Taiwan)

^b INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL SYNCHROTRON RADIATION RESEARCH CENTER   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Beorsch phase plate; Biological imaging; Electrostatic phase plate; Phase contrast; Phase TEM; Zernike phase plate

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN;

ARTICLE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; IMAGE PROCESSING; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; STATIC ELECTRICITY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FERRITINS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; STATIC ELECTRICITY;

EFFICIENCY; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

BEORSCH PHASE PLATE; BIOLOGICAL IMAGING; ELECTROSTATIC PHASE PLATE; PHASE PLATE; PHASE TRANSMISSION; PHASE TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPE; PHASE-CONTRAST; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON; ZERNIKE PHASE; ZERNIKE PHASE PLATE;

ELECTROSTATICS;

EID: 67650638953     PISSN: 00220744     EISSN: 14779986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmicro/dfp006     Document Type: Article

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