Preparation of Sample Support Films in Transmission Electron Microscopy using a Support Floatation Block

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April 8th, 2021

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10.3791/62321-v

April 8th, 2021

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Natàlia de Martín Garrido¹, Kailash Ramlaul¹, Christopher H. S. Aylett¹

¹Section of Structural & Synthetic Biology, Department of Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus

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Summary

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Transmission Electron Microscopy

Cryo EM Samples

Flotation Block

Sample Preparation

Hydrophilic Treatment

Bolting Devices

Negative Staining

Graphene Oxide Suspension

Air Water Interface

Safety Precautions

Chapters in this video

0:04

Introduction

0:47

Preparation of Negatively Stained Samples with Amorphous Carbon Support

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Preparation of Graphene Oxide-coated TEM Grids

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Preparation of Samples on Monolayer-graphene Films Using the Flotation Block

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Results: Examples of Sample Support Films Prepared Using the Floatation Block

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Conclusion

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