Multiphoton Microscopy
By recording the light emitted when multiple photons, usually two, interact simultaneously with a fluorescent molecule, multiphoton microscopy can reveal dynamic biological processes occurring deep...
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EKBs for Science comprise a series of short guides to the latest techniques, applications and equipment used in analytical science and research laboratories.
Researchers and technicians working in both academia and industry will find valuable practical information for their daily work as well as educational content on key developments within specialty fields.
Electron Probe Microanalysis [Second Edition]
Electron probe microanalysis (EPMA) is an analytical technique widely used for determining the elemental composition of solid specimens. It can produce maps showing the distribution of elements over...
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Atomic Force Microscopy for Life Sciences
Atomic force microscopy (AFM) is becoming an increasingly popular tool in biomedical and biological studies. Using a cantilever with a sharp tip attached to the free end, AFM detects the varying...
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Light-Sheet Fluorescence Microscopy
Fluorescence microscopy is a powerful imaging technology, from the subcellular domain to whole organisms. The outstanding image contrast achieved by specifically labeling the molecules, organelles or...
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Antibody Validation
Scientific research across a range of applications suffers from an antibody crisis. A reagent crisis has emerged from a lack of consistent and effective antibody validation, creating grave...
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Raman Microscopy
The absorption and scattering of sunlight by matter is the reason why the sky and seas are blue, why plants are green, why rainbows have their brilliant colors and why sunglasses protect your eyes....
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Atomic Force Microscopy for Materials
Since its first introduction in the 1980s, atomic force microscopy (AFM) has become a widely-used technique for characterizing a variety of materials surface properties. AFM uses a cantilever with a...
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Atom Probe Tomography
Atom probe tomography (APT) offers the enticing prospect of being able to determine the identity and position of nearly every atom in a material, providing the ultimate in elemental analysis. The...
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Ion Chromatography
Ion chromatography (IC)—a form of liquid chromatography (LC)—separates and detects ionic compounds in various samples. This technology is appropriate for a wide range of analytes,...
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Life Science Microscopy Optics
Within the field of optical microscopy there are dozens of specialist techniques, all with their own particular characteristics. As a result using microscopes seriously for the first time can be a...
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