Q&A: Expansion microscopy.
BMC Biol
; 15(1): 50, 2017 06 19.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-28629474
ABSTRACT
Expansion microscopy (ExM) is a recently invented technology that uses swellable charged polymers, synthesized densely and with appropriate topology throughout a preserved biological specimen, to physically magnify the specimen 100-fold in volume, or more, in an isotropic fashion. ExM enables nanoscale resolution imaging of preserved samples on inexpensive, fast, conventional microscopes. How does ExM work? How good is its performance? How do you get going on using it? In this Q&A, we provide the answers to these and other questions about this new and rapidly spreading toolbox.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Polymers
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Specimen Handling
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Microscopy
Language:
En
Journal:
BMC Biol
Journal subject:
BIOLOGIA
Year:
2017
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
United States