New microtome and sectioning method for electron microscopy
New microtome and sectioning method for electron microscopy
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DOI:
10.1126/science.98.2551.455
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发表时间:
1943-01-01
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影响因子:
56.9
通讯作者:
McKinley, G. M.
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作者:
O'Brien, H. C;McKinley, G. M.
For penetration and resolution of structural detail by the electron beam, the thickness of the section must be about 0.1 u. In this new microtome the specimen is constantly moved toward a rotary knife revolving at 10,000 r.p.m. or faster[long dash]the cutting edge traveling about 100,000 inches per minute. Where the cutting edge moves at such a speed, the material may be sectioned in toto without embedding, or sectioned in softer media, or frozen to lesser degree, than in the techniques for the light microscope. The 0.1-[mu] sections cut with the high-speed knife fly out at a tangent and are dispersed in the air. They may be collected on collodion films or other films mounted on the usual electron microscope screens held near the knife. || ABSTRACT AUTHORS: M. A. Raines