Fabrication of carbon films with ~500nm holes for cryo-EM with a direct detector device

Journal of Structural Biology

Volumn 185, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 42-47

  Marr, Chelsea R ^a   Benlekbir, Samir ^a   Rubinstein, John L ^a,b  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Contrast transfer function; Cryo EM; Direct detector; Holey carbon; Nanofabrication; Specimen preparation

Indexed keywords

CARBON; DIMETICONE;

ARTICLE; CRYOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ELECTRON BEAM; FILM; IMAGING; NANOFABRICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CONTRAST TRANSFER FUNCTION; CRYO-EM; DIRECT DETECTOR; HOLEY CARBON; NANOFABRICATION; SPECIMEN PREPARATION;

CARBON; CRYOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 84891001553     PISSN: 10478477     EISSN: 10958657     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsb.2013.11.002     Document Type: Article

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