Influence of acceleration voltage on scanning electron microscopy of human blood platelets

Microscopy Research and Technique

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 225-228

  Pretorius, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Acceleration voltage; Platelets; Scanning electron microscopy

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; BIOMEDICAL EQUIPMENT; ELECTRONS; FUNCTIONAL POLYMERS; METAL NANOPARTICLES; MOLECULES; PLATELETS;

ACCELERATION VOLTAGES; BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE; BLOOD PLATELETS; HUMAN BLOODS; MATERIAL SCIENCE; MEDICAL CHEMISTRY; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS; METAL INSTRUMENTS; OPERATING CONDITION; POLYMER ANALYSIS;

SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 76749114293     PISSN: 1059910X     EISSN: 10970029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jemt.20778     Document Type: Article

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