A Compact 'Water Window' Microscope with 60 nm Spatial Resolution for Applications in Biology and Nanotechnology
| Autor: | J. Limpouch, Šárka Vondrová, Andrzej Bartnik, Alexandr Jancarek, Henryk Fiedorowicz, Alfio Torrisi, Miroslava Vrbová, M. F. Nawaz, Daniel Adjei, Jana Turňová, Przemyslaw Wachulak |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Wachulak, P., Torrisi, A., Nawaz, M. F., Bartnik, A., Adjei, D., Vondrova, S., Turnova, J., Jancarek, A., Limpouch, J., Vrbova, M., Fiedorowicz, H. |
| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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SXR microscopy
Diffraction Microscope Materials science Nanotechnology Soft X-rays (SXR) law.invention Fresnel zone plate Mice Optics law Microscopy Image Processing Computer-Assisted Animals gas puff target source Biology Instrumentation Image resolution Water window business.industry X-Rays Carcinoma Resolution (electron density) Water Fibroblasts Carbon Wavelength Colonic Neoplasms business Biological imaging |
| Zdroj: | Microscopy and Microanalysis. 21:1214-1223 |
| ISSN: | 1435-8115 1431-9276 |
| DOI: | 10.1017/s1431927615014750 |
| Popis: | Short illumination wavelength allows an extension of the diffraction limit toward nanometer scale; thus, improving spatial resolution in optical systems. Soft X-ray (SXR) radiation, from “water window” spectral range, λ=2.3–4.4 nm wavelength, which is particularly suitable for biological imaging due to natural optical contrast provides better spatial resolution than one obtained with visible light microscopes. The high contrast in the “water window” is obtained because of selective radiation absorption by carbon and water, which are constituents of the biological samples. The development of SXR microscopes permits the visualization of features on the nanometer scale, but often with a tradeoff, which can be seen between the exposure time and the size and complexity of the microscopes. Thus, herein, we present a desk-top system, which overcomes the already mentioned limitations and is capable of resolving 60 nm features with very short exposure time. Even though the system is in its initial stage of development, we present different applications of the system for biology and nanotechnology. Construction of the microscope with recently acquired images of various samples will be presented and discussed. Such a high resolution imaging system represents an interesting solution for biomedical, material science, and nanotechnology applications. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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