Nanoscale analysis of unstained biological specimens in water without radiation damage using high-resolution frequency transmission electric-field system based on FE-SEM

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 459, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 521-528

  Ogura, Toshihiko ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

Author keywords

Frequency transmission electric field; Nanoscale analysis; Scanning electron microscopy; Unstained protein particle; Wet biological specimens

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN; SILICON DERIVATIVE; SILICON NITRIDE; WATER;

BACTERIUM; DEVICES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PROCEDURES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE; VIRUS;

BACTERIA; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PROTEINS; SILICON COMPOUNDS; VIRUSES; WATER;

EID: 84931324919     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: 10902104     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2015.02.140     Document Type: Article

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