High resolution SEM imaging of gold nanoparticles in cells and tissues

Journal of Microscopy

Volumn 256, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 237-247

  Goldstein, A ^a   Soroka, Y ^a   Frusic Zlotkin M ^a   Popov, I ^b   Kohen, R ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Charging effects; Conductive coating; Gold nanoparticles; High resolution scanning electron microscopy; Keratinocytes; Macrophages; Skin penetration

Indexed keywords

BIOMATERIALS; CYTOLOGY; DIAGNOSIS; ELECTRONS; FIBER OPTIC SENSORS; GOLD NANOPARTICLES; HISTOLOGY; MACROPHAGES; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; METAL NANOPARTICLES; METAL SUBSTRATES; TISSUE; VISUALIZATION;

BIOLOGICAL SAMPLES; CHARGING EFFECT; CONDUCTIVE COATINGS; GOLD NANOPARTICLE; GOLD NANOPARTICLES; HIGH-RESOLUTION SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPIES; KERATINOCYTES; MICROSCOPY IMAGING; PREPARATION PROCEDURES; SKIN PENETRATION;

SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

GOLD; METAL NANOPARTICLE;

ANIMAL; CELL CULTURE; CHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; ELECTRON; KERATINOCYTE; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MACROPHAGE; METABOLISM; MOUSE; PARTICLE SIZE; PROCEDURES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SKIN;

ANIMALS; CELLS, CULTURED; ELECTRONS; GOLD; KERATINOCYTES; MACROPHAGES; METAL NANOPARTICLES; MICE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; PARTICLE SIZE; SKIN; SPECIMEN HANDLING;

EID: 84911483642     PISSN: 00222720     EISSN: 13652818     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jmi.12179     Document Type: Article

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