Electron microscopy at UCSF
- Definition
- A microscopy technique that produces an electronically-magnified image of a specimen for detailed observation. The electron microscope (EM) uses a particle beam of electrons to illuminate the specimen and create a magnified image of it. The microscope has a greater resolving power than a light-powered optical microscope, because it uses electrons that have wavelengths about 100,000 times shorter than visible light (photons), and can achieve magnifications of up to 2,000,000x, whereas light microscopes are limited to 2000x magnification.
- Synonyms
- Diagnostic electron microscopy, EM
- Categories
- Assay → Imaging assay → Microscopy → Electron microscopy
- Subcategories
- Scanning electron microscopy, Transmission electron microscopy
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Mission Bay
Gladstone Electron Microscopy Core
Gladstone Institutes,
Mission Bay
Contact: Jinny Wong
415-734-2570
jinny.wong@gladstone.ucsf.edu
- Electron microscopy
Parnassus
Biomaterials and Bioengineering Correlative Microscopy Core
Preventive and Restorative Dental Sciences,
Parnassus
Contact: General Inquiries
Misun.Kang@ucsf.edu
- Sigma 500-VP Field Emission Electron Microscope