Serial block face-scanning electron microscopy for volume electron microscopy

There are different technologies that can be used to obtain a 3D image at nanometer resolution. Over the past decade, there has been a growing interest in applying Serial Block Face Scanning Electron Microscopy (SBF-SEM) in different fields of life science research. This technology has the advantage that it can cover a range of volumes, going from monolayers to multiple tissue layers in all three dimensions. SBF-SEM was originally used in neuroscience and then expanded to other research domains. The whole process of sample preparation for SBF-SEM is very long and consists of many steps, which makes adjustment of a given work-flow very challenging. Here we describe the SBF-SEM workflow and those steps in the process that can be tweaked for any sample.

Jaar van publicatie:2019

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Auteurs:National

Authors from:Government

Toegankelijkheid:Closed