InstrumentTransmission electron microscope (JEOL JEM-2100)
OSU Microscopy Facility
OSU Research Park
1110 S. Innovation Way Drive
Stillwater
OK
74074
United States
Description
The transmission electron microscope (TEM) uses electrons as the source of illumination. The image is formed by electrons that pass through the sample. Thus, a TEM is useful for investigating the internal structures of various materials such as cells of plant and animal tissues, bacteria, viruses, and nanomaterials of all kinds. The addition of X-ray microanalysis to the microscope enables the determination of the elemental composition of the samples observed. In addition, specific proteins can be localized in samples using colloidal gold labeled antibodies. Samples for the TEM must be very thin or made thin by sectioning with an ultramicrotome.
MORESEE MORE (opens in a new tab)Applications
- The Transmission Electron Microscope is being used to identify viruses in animal diseases and determine how they move and survive in the infected animal, to study the mechanism by which plant viruses infect tobacco plants, to determine the toxicity of nanoparticles and to define the size, shape and composition of nanowires and to image secretory proteins in several bacterial species.
Contacts
OSU Microscopy Facility
405-744-6765
lisa.whitworth@okstate.edu
LOCATION
- Microscopy Facility
Location
OSU Microscopy Facility
OSU Research Park
1110 S. Innovation Way Drive
Stillwater
OK
74074
United States