Main Title |
Ultrastructural Comparison of Ion Beam and Radiofrequency Plasma Etching Effects on Biological Tissue Sections. |
Author |
Linton, R. W. ;
Farmer, M. E. ;
Ingram, P. ;
Sommer, J. R. ;
Shelburne, J. D. ;
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CORP Author |
Duke Univ. Medical Center, Durham, NC. ;Research Triangle Inst., Research Triangle Park, NC. ;Veterans Administration Medical Center, Durham, NC. ;North Carolina Univ. at Chapel Hill. Dept. of Chemistry.;Health Effects Research Lab., Research Triangle Park, NC. |
Year Published |
1984 |
Report Number |
EPA-R-807560; EPA/600/J-84/355; |
Stock Number |
PB86-136975 |
Additional Subjects |
Tissues(Biology) ;
Etching ;
Comparison ;
Reprints ;
Plasma etching
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PB86-136975 |
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07/26/2022 |
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Collation |
13p |
Abstract |
Three dry etching techniques (Ar+ ion beam, O2+ ion beam, O2 radiofrequency electrodeless discharge) were compared with respect to preferential etching and damage to the ultrastructure of glutaraldehyde-fixed Epon-embedded frog skeletal muscle sections. SEM and TEM studies were performed on both unstained and stained (osmium tetroxide, uranyl acetate) sections. Etching effects were observed to differ for the various ion beam or plasma etching techniques. Whereas selective retention of electron dense structures (e.g. Z lines, nuclear heterochromatin) was observed for oxygen plasma etching, preferential etching of these components was observed using O2+ ion beam bombardment. Selectively etched Z lines and etch-resistant nucleoli were observed for both reactive (O2+) and inert (Ar+) ion beam sputtering after sufficiently high ion doses. The above suggest that selective etching under keV ion beam irradiation is related more to physical sputtering processes (momentum transfer) than to the chemical reactivity of the incident ion. Heavy metal post-fixation and staining had no qualitative effect on the nature of the selective etching phenomena. The above findings are significant in that they potentially influence both electron and ion microprobe measurements of etched biological specimens. |
Supplementary Notes |
Prepared in cooperation with Research Triangle Inst., Research Triangle Park, NC., Veterans Administration Medical Center, Durham, NC., and North Carolina Univ. at Chapel Hill. Dept. of Chemistry. Sponsored by Health Effects Research Lab., Research Triangle Park, NC. |
Availability Notes |
Pub. in Jnl. of Microscopy, v134 pt1 p101-112 Apr 84. |
NTIS Title Notes |
Journal article. |
Title Annotations |
Reprint: Ultrastructural Comparison of Ion Beam and Radiofrequency Plasma Etching Effects on Biological Tissue Sections. |
PUB Date Free Form |
c1984 |
Category Codes |
6C; 57F |
NTIS Prices |
Not available NTIS |
Primary Description |
600/11 |
Document Type |
NT |
Cataloging Source |
NTIS/MT |
Control Number |
607218493 |
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NTIS |
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CAT |