Cryo-staining techniques in cryo-TEM studies of dispersed nanotubes

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Abstract

The combination of cryo-TEM and staining is employed for studying protein-enabled dispersion of carbon nanotubes in aqueous solution. The same staining agent is used for both positive- and negative-staining. We are able to image the adsorbed layer of protein or polysaccharide on the nanotube but not the individual molecule. The process is not artifact-free due to change in ionic strength of the solution. However, our results are in line with other, not related, experimental techniques. The obtained information could be used to update models suggested based on, e.g., scattering data.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)751-757
Number of pages7
JournalUltramicroscopy
Volume110
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jan 2010

Keywords

  • Cryo-TEM
  • Dispersion
  • Nanotube
  • Negative
  • Positive
  • Staining

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
  • Instrumentation

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