Focused-ion-beam digging of biological specimens

J Electron Microsc (Tokyo). 1995 Apr;44(2):110-4.

Abstract

The focused ion beam (FIB) technique has been applied for digging damageable biological specimens of human hair and the housefly eye. Sharp cross-sections have been formed for these specimens and their cross-sectional structures have been observed in scanning ion microscope (SIM) images. The applicability of FIB has been confirmed for these biological specimens.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Eye / ultrastructure
  • Hair / ultrastructure
  • Histocytological Preparation Techniques*
  • Houseflies
  • Humans
  • Ions
  • Microscopy, Electron, Scanning / methods*
  • Photoreceptor Cells, Invertebrate / ultrastructure
  • Surface Properties

Substances

  • Ions