High-Resolution Transmission Electron Tomographic Facility for Nanoanalytical Characterisation in the Life and Material Sciences

所要求的仪器将使新南威尔士州的研究人员能够(i)通过电子断层扫描和建模在三维空间中可视化生物和物理样品，以及（ii）通过低温技术在接近自然状态和高分辨率下成像样品。这个重要的研究平台将提供新颖的信息，忠实地呈现样品的表面和内部结构，直至纳米尺度，使结构研究达到最高的科学标准。由此产生的知识对各种领域至关重要，从糖尿病和癌症的治疗发展到环保工业催化剂的创造，再到设计新的纳米粒子和生物传感器。

The requested instrument will allow researchers in New South Wales to (i) visualize biological and physical samples in three-dimensions by electron tomography and modeling and (ii) image samples in a near-natural state and at high-resolution by cryogenic techniques. This essential research platform will provide novel information that faithfully presents both the surface and internal structure of samples down to the nanometre scale, enabling structural research to the highest scientific standards. The resulting knowledge is essential to diverse areas that range from development of cures to diabetes and cancer to creation of environmentally-friendly industrial catalysts to design of new nanoparticles and biosensors.