Environmental SEM (ESEM)
The Electron Microscopy Service offers access to transmission electron microscopy (TEM), cryo-TEM and electron tomography, high resolution scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and environmental SEM. A special emphasis has been made on high-end sample preparation techniques through cryo-immobilization. All the equipment has been configured to provide its best for biological and nanomedicine applications.
Customer benefits
We have SOPs and ISO9001 certification. We also have specialist technicians for the use of the equipment.
This service is essential to:
Cells, tissues, and other biological systems: cells, tissues, leaves, flowers, insects, and microorganisms are among the structures that can be topographically characterized using SEM. For these systems, as for others with high water content, ESEM has become an important tool due to its ability for surface visualization even in a 100% humidity environment, reducing sample preparation and permitting dynamic analysis through hydration-dehydration cycles Dynamics experiments are useful in Materials Science, food industry, water-oil emulsions characterization, and pharmaceutical quality control.
Target customer
Any company or research group interested in:
- Environmental scanning electron microscopy of hydrated samples and dynamic experiments.
- Wet-scanning transmission electron microscopy of samples in thin-film water solution.
- Data and image processing.
- Technical advice for users regarding the selection of protocols and procedures for experiments involving electron microscopy.
References
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