TEM Negative Staining

Negative staining is an easy and quick method used to examine the structure of isolated organelles, macromolecules, bacterial cells and viruses. A drop of solution/buffer containing the sample is placed onto a TEM grid and stained.

Publications:

Burckhardt, J. C., Chong, D. H. Y., Pett, N., & Tropini, C. (2023). Gut commensal Enterocloster species host inoviruses that are secreted in vitro and in vivo. Microbiome, 11(1), 1–16. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40168-023-01496-z 

Hancock, J., Osei-Bonsu, R., Hoque, M., Samuels, L., & Foster, E. J. (2023). Valorization of cannabis green waste to cellulose nanomaterials via phosphoric acid hydrolysis. Industrial Crops and Products, 201, 116888. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indcrop.2023.116888 

Mei, Y., Yu, K., Yazdani-Ahmadabadi, H., Lange, D., & Kizhakkedathu, J. N. (2022). Hydrophilic Polymer-Guided Polycatecholamine Assembly and Surface Deposition. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 14(34), 39577–39590. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.2c10749 

Niu, X., Foster, E. J., Patrick, B. O., & Rojas, O. J. (2022). Betulin Self‐assembly: From High Axial Aspect Crystals to hedgehog suprastructures. Advanced Functional Materials, 32(44). https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202206058