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Electron microscopes use a beam of electrons instead of beams or rays of light. Living cells cannot be observed using an electron microscope because samples are placed in a vacuum. There are two...
Electron Microscopy (TEM) or can look at the outer surface of a sample using Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), analogous to a stereo light microscope. 7.1.2 Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) The greater resolving power of electron microscopes derives from the wave properties of electrons.
The TEM has revealed structures in cells that are not visible with the light microscope. Image caption, A human lymphocyte white blood cell as seen with a transmission electron microscope
Figure 01-08: TEM micrograph showing a 70,000× magnified portion of the cytoplasm of a plant cell. The ER, a Golgi stack, and some vesicles are visible. The structures are near the edge of the cell, as a cell wall is visible on the right-hand side of the image.
In Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM), we detect electrons that have interacted with atoms in the sample as they passed through it, producing a “projection” image of the 3D object onto a 2D plane, similar to a medical X-ray image. This shows details throughout the cell, not just on the surface.
The basic subcellular structures of an eukaryotic cell as seen by transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Try to identify the cell borders and nuclei. Nuclear Envelope (purple) - composed of an inner and outer nuclear membrane. (green) - ribosomes appear as clusters of small, dark particles.
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The TEM uses a beam of electrons to resolve structures far beyond the resolution of conventional light microscopy (less than 200 nm). Electrons produced by heating a filament (Tungsten or LaB6) at voltages ranging from 60-120kV, are fired towards the sample down a column held under vacuum.
