Focused ion beam scanning electron microscopy in biology

Journal of Microscopy

Volumn 254, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 109-114

  Kizilyaprak, C ^a   Daraspe, J ^a   Humbel, B M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Electron tomography; FIB SEM tomography; Focused ion beam scanning electron microscope

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE TOMOGRAPHY; ELECTRONS; EPOXY RESINS; FOCUSED ION BEAMS; GALLIUM; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

BIOLOGICAL SAMPLES; ELECTRON TOMOGRAPHY; ELECTRON-BEAM; FOCUSED ION BEAM SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE; FOCUSED ION BEAM SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY TOMOGRAPHY; FOCUSED ION BEAM-SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPIES; FOCUSED IONS BEAMS; ION BEAM SCANNING; LAST MILLENNIUMS; SCANNING ELECTRONS;

IONS;

ARTICLE; CRYOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ELECTRON TOMOGRAPHY; FOCUSED ION BEAM SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FOCUSED ION BEAM TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HISTOLOGY; LIVER; PROCEDURES; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

HISTOCYTOLOGICAL PREPARATION TECHNIQUES; LIVER; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84904738585     PISSN: 00222720     EISSN: 13652818     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jmi.12127     Document Type: Article

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