[Arabidopsis] ESEM

[Rosemary White]

Hi Ramiro,

You may be able to look at the fresh material uncoated, but we routinely do
the following:

Fix in 70% ethanol, leave overnight.
Dehydrate in 80%, 90%, 100% ethanol, one hour in each, then 2 more times in
fresh 100% ethanol.
Then in the critical point drier.
Mount on stub, observe in VP mode with backscatter detector - no need to
coat.

cheers,
Rosemary

Dr Rosemary White
CSIRO Plant Industry
GPO Box 1600
Canberra, ACT 2601
Australia

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On 12/04/11 3:55 AM, "Ramiro Rodríguez" <rrodriguez from ibr.gov.ar> wrote:

> Dear all, I need to use an ESEM (FEI-QUANTA200) that is available in my
> institute to get images of Arabidopsis plants (flowers and SAM).
> The people who run the equipment have no experience with plant material.
> So I wanted to ask you for advice on how to prepare the tissue.
> Best,
> Ramiro.
> 
> 
> Dr. Ramiro E. Rodriguez
> Investigador Asistente de CONICET
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