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Cryofixation taking on a new look

Probing for electron microscopy and microanalysis requires samples with undamaged ultrastructure. A new technique for nondestructive freezing has been developed for better sample preparation.

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Livesey, S., Linner, J. Cryofixation taking on a new look. Nature 327, 255–256 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1038/327255a0

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