Abstract
SYNOPSIS The Araldite embedding resin, described by Glauert et al. , for preparing thin sections for electron microscopy has been tried on a wide range of materials and found to prevent completely the “explosion damage” so common with methacrylate polymers.
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AralditeElectron microscopeEpoxideMaterials scienceEmbeddingPolymerMethacrylateMicroscopyChemistryNanotechnologyComposite materialCopolymerOpticsComputer scienceOrganic chemistryPhysicsArtificial intelligenceCatalysis
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- 1956
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- Volume
- 76
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 159-161
- Citations
- 33
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M. S. C. Birbeck,
E. H. Mercer
(1956).
APPLICATIONS OF AN EPOXIDE EMBEDDING MEDIUM TO ELECTRON MICROSCOPY.
Journal of the Royal Microscopical Society
, 76
(4)
, 159-161.
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2818.1956.tb00455.x
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- 10.1111/j.1365-2818.1956.tb00455.x