Cryomicroscopy of radiation sensitive specimens on unmodified graphene sheets: Reduction of electron-optical effects of charging

Journal of Structural Biology

Volumn 183, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 531-536

  Sader, Kasim ^a   Stopps, Martyn ^a   Calder, Lesley J ^a   Rosenthal, Peter B ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Beam induced specimen movement; Charging; Cryomicroscopy; Graphene; Radiation damage

Indexed keywords

CARBON; GRAPHENE; ICE; LIPID; LIQUID NITROGEN; ORGANIC COMPOUND; PARAFFIN; PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; COMPLEX FORMATION; CRYOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ELECTRON; ELECTRON BEAM; ELECTRON DIFFRACTION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPE; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; FILM; HYDRATION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INFLUENZA VIRUS; NONHUMAN; OPTICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOSENSITIVITY; REDUCTION; TEMPERATURE; VIRUS ENVELOPE; VIRUS STRAIN;

BEAM INDUCED SPECIMEN MOVEMENT; CHARGING; CRYOMICROSCOPY; GRAPHENE; RADIATION DAMAGE;

APOFERRITINS; CRYOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; CRYOPRESERVATION; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; GRAPHITE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; ORTHOMYXOVIRIDAE; PARAFFIN; VIRION;

EID: 84883455565     PISSN: 10478477     EISSN: 10958657     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsb.2013.04.014     Document Type: Article

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