Visualisation and analysis of biological samples has been a challenge throughout the history of electron microscopy with sample preparation and the absence or addition of contrasting agents playing a key… Click to show full abstract
Visualisation and analysis of biological samples has been a challenge throughout the history of electron microscopy with sample preparation and the absence or addition of contrasting agents playing a key role in the development of imaging methodology. Multi-colour electron microscopy (MCEM) combines ultrastructural electron data with elemental information about sample composition [1]. While energy dispersive x-ray spectrometry (EDX) has been used in materials science and biology for many decades, sample stability and detector sensitivity have limited the broader adoption in life sciences until recently [2].
               
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