Correlative light-ion microscopy for biological applications
Author(s) -
Sérgio Bertazzo,
Thomas von Erlach,
Silvia Goldoni,
Pelin L. Candarlioglu,
Molly M. Stevens
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
nanoscale
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.038
H-Index - 224
eISSN - 2040-3372
pISSN - 2040-3364
DOI - 10.1039/c2nr30431g
Subject(s) - correlative , microscopy , fluorescence , fluorescence microscope , nanoscopic scale , nanotechnology , substrate (aquarium) , materials science , resolution (logic) , in situ , biological system , computer science , biophysics , chemistry , optics , biology , artificial intelligence , physics , ecology , philosophy , linguistics , organic chemistry
Here we report a new technique, Correlative Light-Ion Microscopy (CLIM), to correlate SEM-like micrographs with fluorescence images. This technique presents significant advantages over conventional methods in enabling topographical and biochemical information to be correlated with nanoscale resolution without destroying the fluorescence signal. We demonstrate the utility of CLIM for a variety of investigations of cell substrate interactions validating its potential to become a routine procedure in biomedical research.
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