Cryo-staining techniques in cryo-TEM studies of dispersed nanotubes

Ultramicroscopy

Volumn 110, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 751-757

  Edri, Eran ^a   Regev, Oren ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Cryo TEM; Dispersion; Nanotube; Negative; Positive; Staining

Indexed keywords

DISPERSION (WAVES); DISPERSIONS; IONIC STRENGTH; NANOTUBES; PROTEINS; SOLUTIONS;

CRYO-TEM; EXPERIMENTAL TECHNIQUES; NEGATIVE; NEGATIVE STAINING; POSITIVE; SCATTERING DATA; STAINING; STAINING TECHNIQUES;

YARN;

ARABINOGALACTAN; CARBON NANOTUBE; GUM ARABIC; LATEX; MULTIPROTEIN COMPLEX; NANOTUBE; SINGLE WALLED NANOTUBE;

ARTIFACT; CONFORMATION; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CRYOSTAINING; DISPERSION; ELECTRICITY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IONIC STRENGTH; PH; REVIEW; STAINING; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 77953496604     PISSN: 03043991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultramic.2010.03.010     Document Type: Review

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