Cryo-FIB specimen preparation for use in a cartridge-type cryo-TEM

J He, C Hsieh, Y Wu, T Schmelzer, P Wang… - Journal of structural …, 2017 - Elsevier
cryo-FIB and cryo-transmission electron microscope (cryo-TEM). Here, we describe our
optimized protocol and modified instrumentation for cryo-FIB … into our cartridge-type cryo-TEM. …

Cryo-FIB for TEM investigation of soft matter and beam sensitive energy materials

DM Long, MK Singh, KA Small, J Watt - Nanotechnology, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
… been reported demonstrating the cryo-FIB lift-out procedure, … preparation of cryo-TEM
lamellae using cryo-FIB and show … the materials scientist through the cryo-FIB lift-out process, …

CryoFIB‐lift‐out: practically impossible to practical reality

CD Parmenter, ZA Nizamudeen - Journal of Microscopy, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Cryo-Lift-Out (cryo-LO) technique as preparation tool for cryogenic transmission electron
microscopy (cryo… key considerations for the practical usage of cryogenic Lift-Out for those new to …

CryoFIB preparation of whole cells and tissue for cryo‐TEM: use of high‐pressure frozen specimens in tubes and planchets

DAM De Winter, C Hsieh, M Marko… - Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
… popular type of high-end cryo-TEM, having a cartridge-type specimen holder. In that case,
the cartridge itself is modified for use in both the FIB-SEM and the TEM (Kuba et al., 2020). …

Thinning of large mammalian cells for cryo‐TEM characterization by cryoFIB milling

KM Strunk, K Wang, D Ke, JL Gray… - Journal of …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
… To address these problems, we have designed a sample cryo-… cartridges to simplify the
transfer process between FIB and TEM. We optimized several parameters in the cryo-FIB and cryo

Robust workflow and instrumentation for cryo-focused ion beam milling of samples for electron cryotomography

JM Medeiros, D Böck, GL Weiss, R Kooger, RA Wepf… - Ultramicroscopy, 2018 - Elsevier
… Our workflow was developed in an effort to establish cryo-FIB … For the Polara, a modified
cartridge that accepted an … the Titan Krios, or regular sample cartridges for imaging in the Polara. …

Cryo-FIB workflow for imaging brain tissue via in situ cryo-electron microscopy

J Ning, JR Glausier, C Hsieh, T Schmelzer, SA Buck… - bioRxiv, 2023 - biorxiv.org
… (J) The cryo-stage holder for the cartridge in the cryo-FIB, featuring an open … cryo-stage
holder is positioned on the rod to facilitate the cryo-transfer step from the cryo-FIB/SEM to the cryo-…

An Alternative Approach to Cryo-FIB Lift-out Using a Novel Cooled Nanomanipulator

S Záchej, D Pinkas, M Zánová, V Filimonenko… - 2023 - academic.oup.com
… AMBER cryo FIB-SEM microscope equipped with a Leica VCT500 cryo-transfer and cryo-…
and can be used routinely for cartridge-based or side-entry cryo TEM stages. Moreover, the …

Preparing samples from whole cells using focused-ion-beam milling for cryo-electron tomography

FR Wagner, R Watanabe, R Schampers, D Singh… - Nature protocols, 2020 - nature.com
… Here, we detail the steps needed to generate lamellae samples using cryo-FIB milling of …
with Autoloader, or Polara microscope with the modified cartridge or modified side entry holder …

Automated cryo-lamella preparation for high-throughput in-situ structural biology

G Buckley, G Gervinskas, C Taveneau… - Journal of structural …, 2020 - Elsevier
cryo-stage and a VCT500 cryo-transfer system. Grids were clipped in autogrid cartridges prior
to loading into the cryo-FIB… standard operating procedures for cryo-FIB milling, accordingly, …