In-situ disintegration of egg white gels by pepsin and kinetics of nutrient release followed by time-lapse confocal microscopy

Barite precipitation in fractures and nanopores within a shale sample is analysed in situ, in 3D, and over time. Diffusion of barium and sulphate from opposite sides of the sample creates a supersaturated zone where barium sulphate crystals precipitate. Time-lapse synchrotron-based computed tomography was used to track the growth of precipitates over time, even within the shale’s matrix where the nanopores are much smaller than the resolution of the technique. We observed that the kinetics of precipitation is limited by the type and size of the confinement where crystals are growing, i.e., nanopores and fractures. This has a major impact on the ion transport at the growth front, which determines the extent of precipitation within wider fractures (fast and localised precipitation), thinner fractures (non-localised and slowing precipitation) and nanopores (precipitation spread as a front moving at an approximately constant velocity of 10 ± 3 µm/h). A general sequence of events during precipitation in rocks containing pores and fractures of different sizes is proposed and its possible implications to earth sciences and subsurface engineering, e.g., fracking and mineral sequestration, are discussed.

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In situ study of electron beam-induced chemical vapor deposition of Au in an environmental TEM

Proceedings, annual meeting, Electron Microscopy Society of America ◽

10.1017/s0424820100137653 ◽

1995 ◽

Vol 53 ◽

pp. 256-257

Author(s):

J. Drucker ◽

R. Sharma ◽

J. Kouvetakis ◽

K.H.J. Weiss

Keyword(s):

Electron Beam ◽

Chemical Vapor Deposition ◽

Vapor Deposition ◽

Quantum Effect ◽

Line Drawing ◽

Chemical Vapor ◽

Environmental Cell ◽

Engineering Changes ◽

Kinetics Of

Patterning of metals is a key element in the fabrication of integrated microelectronics. For circuit repair and engineering changes constructive lithography, writing techniques, based on electron, ion or photon beam-induced decomposition of precursor molecule and its deposition on top of a structure have gained wide acceptance Recently, scanning probe techniques have been used for line drawing and wire growth of W on a silicon substrate for quantum effect devices. The kinetics of electron beam induced W deposition from WF6 gas has been studied by adsorbing the gas on SiO2 surface and measuring the growth in a TEM for various exposure times. Our environmental cell allows us to control not only electron exposure time but also the gas pressure flow and the temperature. We have studied the growth kinetics of Au Chemical vapor deposition (CVD), in situ, at different temperatures with/without the electron beam on highly clean Si surfaces in an environmental cell fitted inside a TEM column.

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Measurement of spontaneous neuronal membrane activity by time lapse confocal microscopy

Proceedings, annual meeting, Electron Microscopy Society of America ◽

10.1017/s0424820100141238 ◽

1995 ◽

Vol 53 ◽

pp. 972-973

Author(s):

R H. Selinfreund ◽

A. H. Cornell-Bell

Keyword(s):

Membrane Potential ◽

Confocal Microscopy ◽

Patch Clamp ◽

Electrical Activity ◽

Time Lapse ◽

Neuronal Firing ◽

Neuronal Membrane ◽

Pituitary Cells ◽

Patch Clamp Recording ◽

Spontaneous Electrical Activity

Cellular electrophysiological properties are normally monitored by standard patch clamp techniques . The combination of membrane potential dyes with time-lapse laser confocal microscopy provides a more direct, least destructive rapid method for monitoring changes in neuronal electrical activity. Using membrane potential dyes we found that spontaneous action potential firing can be detected using time-lapse confocal microscopy. Initially, patch clamp recording techniques were used to verify spontaneous electrical activity in GH4\C1 pituitary cells. It was found that serum depleted cells had reduced spontaneous electrical activity. Brief exposure to the serum derived growth factor, IGF-1, reconstituted electrical activity. We have examined the possibility of developing a rapid fluorescent assay to measure neuronal activity using membrane potential dyes. This neuronal regeneration assay has been adapted to run on a confocal microscope. Quantitative fluorescence is then used to measure a compounds ability to regenerate neuronal firing.The membrane potential dye di-8-ANEPPS was selected for these experiments. Di-8- ANEPPS is internalized slowly, has a high signal to noise ratio (40:1), has a linear fluorescent response to change in voltage.

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In situ observation of the martensitic transformation in (Mg,Y)-PSZ

Proceedings, annual meeting, Electron Microscopy Society of America ◽

10.1017/s0424820100144036 ◽

1986 ◽

Vol 44 ◽

pp. 500-501

Author(s):

R-R. Lee

Keyword(s):

Martensitic Transformation ◽

High Strength ◽

Nucleation And Growth ◽

In Situ Observation ◽

Considerable Potential ◽

Transmission Electron ◽

Structural Applications ◽

Applied Stresses ◽

Kinetics Of

Partially-stabilized ZrO2 (PSZ) ceramics have considerable potential for advanced structural applications because of their high strength and toughness. These properties derive from small tetragonal ZrO2 (t-ZrO2) precipitates in a cubic (c) ZrO2 matrix, which transform martensitically to monoclinic (m) symmetry under applied stresses. The kinetics of the martensitic transformation is believed to be nucleation controlled and the nucleation is always stress induced. In situ observation of the martensitic transformation using transmission electron microscopy provides considerable information about the nucleation and growth aspects of the transformation.

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Five-Dimensional Microscopy using Widefield-Deconvolution: Practical Considerations and Biological Applications

Proceedings, annual meeting, Electron Microscopy Society of America ◽

10.1017/s0424820100163800 ◽

1996 ◽

Vol 54 ◽

pp. 268-269

Author(s):

W.F. Marshall ◽

K. Oegema ◽

J. Nunnari ◽

A.F. Straight ◽

D.A. Agard ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Confocal Microscopy ◽

High Speed ◽

Laser Scanning ◽

Ccd Camera ◽

Image Plane ◽

Time Lapse ◽

Laser Scanning Confocal Microscopy ◽

Three Dimensions ◽

Excitation Light ◽

Cooled Ccd

The ability to image cells in three dimensions has brought about a revolution in biological microscopy, enabling many questions to be asked which would be inaccessible without this capability. There are currently two major methods of three dimensional microscopy: laser-scanning confocal microscopy and widefield-deconvolution microscopy. The method of widefield-deconvolution uses a cooled CCD to acquire images from a standard widefield microscope, and then computationally removes out of focus blur. Using such a scheme, it is easy to acquire time-lapse 3D images of living cells without killing them, and to do so for multiple wavelengths (using computer-controlled filter wheels). Thus, it is now not only feasible, but routine, to perform five dimensional microscopy (three spatial dimensions, plus time, plus wavelength).Widefield-deconvolution has several advantages over confocal microscopy. The two main advantages are high speed of acquisition (because there is no scanning, a single optical section is acquired at a time by using a cooled CCD camera) and the use of low excitation light levels Excitation intensity can be much lower than in a confocal microscope for three reasons: 1) longer exposures can be taken since the entire 512x512 image plane is acquired in parallel, so that dwell time is not an issue, 2) the higher quantum efficiently of a CCD detect over those typically used in confocal microscopy (although this is expected to change due to advances in confocal detector technology), and 3) because no pinhole is used to reject light, a much larger fraction of the emitted light is collected. Thus we can typically acquire images with thousands of photons per pixel using a mercury lamp, instead of a laser, for illumination. The use of low excitation light is critical for living samples, and also reduces bleaching. The high speed of widefield microscopy is also essential for time-lapse 3D microscopy, since one must acquire images quickly enough to resolve interesting events.

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Growth kinetics of Al2Cu in an Al-1.5Cu thin film by in Situ TEM

Proceedings, annual meeting, Electron Microscopy Society of America ◽

10.1017/s0424820100151696 ◽

1993 ◽

Vol 51 ◽

pp. 1172-1173

Author(s):

M. Park ◽

S.J. Krause ◽

S.R. Wilson

Keyword(s):

Thin Film ◽

In Situ Tem ◽

Collector Plate ◽

Transmission Electron ◽

Device Processing ◽

Corrosion Susceptibility ◽

Precipitation Phenomena ◽

Semiconductor Chips ◽

Kinetics Of

Cu alloying in Al interconnection lines on semiconductor chips improves their resistance to electromigration and hillock growth. Excess Cu in Al can result in the formation of Cu-rich Al2Cu (θ) precipitates. These precipitates can significantly increase corrosion susceptibility due to the galvanic action between the θ-phase and the adjacent Cu-depleted matrix. The size and distribution of the θ-phase are also closely related to the film susceptibility to electromigration voiding. Thus, an important issue is the precipitation phenomena which occur during thermal device processing steps. In bulk alloys, it was found that the θ precipitates can grow via the grain boundary “collector plate mechanism” at rates far greater than allowed by volume diffusion. In a thin film, however, one might expect that the growth rate of a θ precipitate might be altered by interfacial diffusion. In this work, we report on the growth (lengthening) kinetics of the θ-phase in Al-Cu thin films as examined by in-situ isothermal aging in transmission electron microscopy (TEM).

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In situ Time-Resolved Small-Angle X-ray Scattering Reveals the Formation Kinetics of Polyelectrolyte Complex Micelles

10.26434/chemrxiv.9876395.v1 ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

Hao Wu ◽

Jeffrey Ting ◽

Siqi Meng ◽

Matthew Tirrell

Keyword(s):

Small Angle ◽

Self Assembly ◽

Electrostatic Interactions ◽

Polyelectrolyte Complex ◽

Time Resolved ◽

X Ray ◽

X Ray Scattering ◽

Kinetics Of ◽

Ray Scattering

We have directly observed the <i>in situ</i> self-assembly kinetics of polyelectrolyte complex (PEC) micelles by synchrotron time-resolved small-angle X-ray scattering, equipped with a stopped-flow device that provides millisecond temporal resolution. This work has elucidated one general kinetic pathway for the process of PEC micelle formation, which provides useful physical insights for increasing our fundamental understanding of complexation and self-assembly dynamics driven by electrostatic interactions that occur on ultrafast timescales.

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Catalytic activity of rhodium(I) complexes containing (ω-trimethylsilylalkyl)diphenylphosphines

Collection of Czechoslovak Chemical Communications ◽

10.1135/cccc19802219 ◽

1980 ◽

Vol 45 (8) ◽

pp. 2219-2223 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Marie Jakoubková ◽

Martin Čapka

Keyword(s):

Catalytic Activity ◽

Nmr Spectroscopy ◽

Ir Spectroscopy ◽

Electron Density ◽

Phosphorus Atom ◽

Proton Acceptor ◽

Trimethylsilyl Group ◽

Kinetics Of

Kinetics of homogenous hydrogenation of 1-heptene catalysed by rhodium(I) complexes prepared in situ from μ,μ'-dichloro-bis(cyclooctenerhodium) and phosphines of the type RP(C6H5)2 (R = -CH3, -(CH2)nSi(CH3)3; n = 1-4) have been studied. The substitution of the ligands by the trimethylsilyl group was found to increase significantly the catalytic activity of the complexes. The results are discussed in relation to the electron density on the phosphorus atom determined by 31P NMR spectroscopy and to its proton acceptor ability determined by IR spectroscopy.

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Reordering and Crystallization of Silicon Carbide Amorphized by Neutron Irradiation

MRS Proceedings ◽

10.1557/proc-650-r5.1 ◽

2000 ◽

Vol 650 ◽

Author(s):

Lance L. Snead ◽

Martin Balden

Keyword(s):

Thin Film ◽

Silicon Carbide ◽

Crystallization Kinetics ◽

Neutron Irradiation ◽

Onset Temperature ◽

Kinetics Of Crystallization ◽

Crystallization Onset Temperature ◽

Crystallization Onset ◽

Kinetics Of

ABSTRACTDensification and crystallization kinetics of bulk SiC amorphized by neutron irradiation is studied. The temperature of crystallization onset of this highly pure, fully amorphous bulk SiC was found to be between 875-885°C and crystallization is nearly complete by 950°C. In-situ TEM imaging confirms the onset of crystallization, though thin-film effects apparently alter the kinetics of crystallization above this temperature. It requires >1125°C for complete crystallization of the TEM foil. Annealing at temperatures between the irradiation and crystallization onset temperature is seen to cause significant densification attributed to a relaxation, or reordering, of the as-amorphized structure.

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