The cutting of ultrathin sections with the thickness less than 20 nm from biological specimens embedded in resin blocks.

Abstract:

:Low voltage electron microscopes working in transmission mode, like LVEM5 (Delong Instruments, Czech Republic) working at accelerating voltage 5 kV or scanning electron microscope working in transmission mode with accelerating voltage below 1 kV, require ultrathin sections with the thickness below 20 nm. Decreasing of the primary electron energy leads to enhancement of image contrast, which is especially useful in the case of biological samples composed of elements with low atomic numbers. As a result treatments with heavy metals, like post-fixation with osmium tetroxide or ultrathin section staining, can by omitted. The disadvantage is reduced penetration ability of incident electrons influencing the usable thickness of the specimen resulting in the need of ultrathin sections of under 20 nm thickness. In this study we want to answer basic questions concerning the cutting of extremely ultrathin sections: Is it possible routinely and reproducibly to cut extremely thin sections of biological specimens embedded in commonly used resins with contemporary ultramicrotome techniques and under what conditions? Microsc. Res. Tech. 79:512-517, 2016. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

journal_name

Microsc Res Tech

authors

Nebesářová J,Hozák P,Frank L,Štěpan P,Vancová M

doi

10.1002/jemt.22659

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Has Abstract

pub_date

2016-06-01 00:00:00

pages

512-7

issue

6

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1059-910X

issn

1097-0029

journal_volume

79

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