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A procedure for increasing the contrast of biological specimens in edge‐projection TEM
Author(s) -
Panitz J. A.,
Bear D. G.
Publication year - 1985
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.1365-2818.1985.tb02603.x
Subject(s) - materials science , transmission electron microscopy , tungsten , biological specimen , optics , layer (electronics) , enhanced data rates for gsm evolution , substrate (aquarium) , insulator (electricity) , projection (relational algebra) , optoelectronics , nanotechnology , physics , telecommunications , oceanography , algorithm , geology , computer science , metallurgy
SUMMARY Rotary shadowing has been used to increase the image contrast of biological specimens during edge‐projection imaging in the transmission electron microscope (TEM). In this imaging mode, biological specimens are adsorbed from aqueous solution onto a highly curved substrate and observed in a direction parallel to its surface. High contrast TEM images are obtained at 200 kV when a 1–3 nm layer of tungsten is thermally evaporated onto the substrate at an angle of about 9°. Individual adsorbates are clearly delineated by the smooth, continuous, and fine‐grained tungsten layer that surrounds them. TEM images obtained with this technique can provide a unique view of biological adsorbates on metal, insulator or semiconductor substrates.