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Example protocols
Here are some of the protocols that researchers have used to obtain scanning and transmission electron micrograph images using our facility.
Vapor fixation
Example of how this technique was used to fix fungal fruiting bodies for scanning electron microscopy. » more
Imaging cell cultures
Imaging cell cultures of macrophage-like cells exposed to colloidal gold, zymosan and latex beads. » more
Imaging insect behavior
Production of scanning electron micrographs of aphids feeding on barley. » more
Imaging a new worm species
Using scanning electron microscopy to produce images of a new species of polychaete, the methane ice worm, collected at a deep-sea site in the Gulf of Mexico. » more
Imaging a juvenile mussel
Samples of a juvenile mussel were collected in the field and transported to the facility on ice. » more
Imaging insect blood cells
Using Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) to examine haemocytes of tobacco hornworm, Manduca sexta. » more
Virus particles in insect gut
Using TEM to find barley yellow dwarf virus particles in aphid hindguts. » more