Biological volume EM with focused Ga ion beam depends on formation of radiation-resistant Ga-rich layer at block face
Zijie Yang, Joshua Kim, Cameron M. Baenen, Samuel J. Fulton, Guofeng Zhang, Xiaobing Chen, Maria A. Aronova, Richard D. Leapman
This study investigates how FIB-SEM achieves high resolution in biological volume EM by forming a radiation-resistant Ga-rich layer at the block face, preventing specimen collapse and damage.
bioRxiv · Sep 16, 2024 · PreprintBiophysics