Mica: a convenient support for biological SEM specimens in a TEMSCAN microscope.
Mica is proposed as a convenient substrate for SEM specimens. Mechanically, mica is rigid and can be cut, punched and cleaved into suitable sizes. Compared to glass substrates, mice seems to be more charge 'resistant' when irradiated with the same beam density in the microscope.
D000538:Aluminum Silicates; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning / Q000379:methods*; D013048:Specimen Handling / Q000379:methods*
D000538:Aluminum Silicates; C011934:mica