A new technique for preparing biominerals for atomic-force microscopy

被引:2
作者
Egerton-Warburton, LM
Huntington, ST
Mulvaney, P
Griffin, BJ
Wetherbee, R [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Melbourne, Sch Bot, Parkville, Vic 3052, Australia
[2] Univ Melbourne, Sch Phys, Parkville, Vic 3052, Australia
[3] Univ Melbourne, Sch Chem, Parkville, Vic 3052, Australia
[4] Univ Western Australia, Ctr Microscopy & Microanal, Nedlands, WA 6009, Australia
关键词
atomic-force microscopy; biominerals; cleaving;
D O I
10.1007/BF01282291
中图分类号
Q94 [植物学];
学科分类号
071001 ;
摘要
We describe a methodology that enables the orienting and cleaving of biominerals to consistently yield low z-axis (height) surfaces suitable for high-resolution imaging by atomic-force microscopy. The methodology permits biominerals to be prepared without chemical fixation, resin embedding, or sectioning, and demonstrates a utility for a variety of silicified and calcified biominerals.
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页码:34 / 37
页数:4
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