The 117th AMCP Open Seminar

January 11 (Thu) 2018, 16:00-17:00

National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)
Sengen Main Bldg. 8F Middle Seminar Roo → access

Pre-registration is not required.
For inquiries, please contact the Administrative Office.
This lecture is open to the public. Your participation is strongly encouraged.

Hiroki MINODA, Professor (Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Department of Applied Physics)

Application of Environmental TEM in Bio-science and Contrast Enhancement using Phase Plate

Electron microscopy is a powerful tool to study structures of nano-materials. Environmental TEM (E-TEM) is at the forefront of providing new observational capabilities in many research methods. E-TEM can visualize materials in gas or liquid environment at nano-scales. This enables us to investigate structures of the functional materials under their operational environment and such demands would widely spread especially in bio-science. In the present paper some examples of E-TEM observations of materials in wet environment will be introduced. In observations of biomaterials, contrast enhancement is also a key issue because they are composed of light elements which provide very weak image contrast. Contrast enhancement using phase plate will be also discussed.