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Mica disc supports for particulate specimens for scanning electron microscopy
Author(s) -
Desjardins Paul R.,
Barkley Michael B.
Publication year - 1973
Publication title -
journal of microscopy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.569
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1365-2818
pISSN - 0022-2720
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2818.1973.tb03797.x
Subject(s) - scanning electron microscope , mica , electron microscope , materials science , environmental scanning electron microscope , conventional transmission electron microscope , particulates , microscope , microscopy , scanning confocal electron microscopy , optics , chemistry , scanning transmission electron microscopy , composite material , physics , organic chemistry
SUMMARY Readily prepared mica discs have been found useful as supports for particulate specimens for the scanning electron microscope. The principal advantage is that they can be observed in the light microscope prior to further preparation for the scanning electron microscope.