title: An apparatus for freeze-fracturing specimens of dermal collagen in preparation for scanning electron microscopy.
abstract: A new apparatus is described which facilitates the freeze fracturing of specimens under liquid nitrogen in preparation for scanning electron microscopy. The apparatus is simple and can be made by any competent engineering department.
mesh_terms: D003094:Collagen; D005614:Freeze Fracturing / Q000295:instrumentation*; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D012867:Skin
chemical_list: D003094:Collagen