Depth-resolved analysis reveals target-dependent cryo-FIB damage profiles
Robert M. Nwokonko, M. Zuhaib Qayyum, Dimple Karia, Vishal Maingi, Amrita Rai, Yuewen Sheng, Syed Asfarul Haque, Christopher Thompson, Sanja Sviben, Haruaki Yanagisawa, José Miguel de la Rosa-Trevin, Ravi Kalathur, Georgios Skiniotis, Abhay Kotecha
The paper analyzes depth-dependent structural damage caused by cryo-FIB milling using apoferritin as a reporter, showing damage varies with ion type and molecular target.
bioRxiv · Sep 18, 2026 · PreprintMolecular Biology