Soft X-ray Microscopy Techniques for Medical and Biological Imaging at TwinMic—Elettra
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Abstract
Progress in nanotechnology calls for material probing techniques of high sensitivity and resolution. Such techniques are also used for high-impact studies of nanoscale materials in medicine and biology. Soft X-ray microscopy has been successfully used for investigating complex biological processes occurring at micrometric and sub-micrometric length scales and is one of the most powerful tools in medicine and the life sciences. Here, we present the capabilities of the TwinMic soft X-ray microscopy end-station at the Elettra synchrotron in the context of medical and biological imaging, while we also describe novel uses and developments.
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OpenAlex topics: Advanced X-ray Imaging Techniques · Advanced Electron Microscopy Techniques and Applications · X-ray Spectroscopy and Fluorescence Analysis
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Elettra—Sincrotrone Trieste, Strada Statale 14—km 163,5 in AREA Science Park, Basovizza, 34149 Trieste, Italy
Institute for Maternal and Child Health, IRCCS Burlo Garofolo, Via dell’Istria 65/1, 34137 Trieste, Italy
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