扫描透射(STEM)模式作为 TEM 的附加配件,可以显著提高生物样品的衬度,特别是未染色的组织切片。应对此类生物样品,TEM 操作人员通常也会选择相对较低的加速电压(80kV)来增加图像的衬度,并提高清晰度。但是由于其操作的复杂性,在对细胞生物学和病理学的超微结构的研究中,还没有被广泛应用(除专业的电镜中心外)。
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