Analysis of liquid suspensions using scanning electron microscopy in transmission: estimation of the water film thickness using Monte –Carlo simulations

In this study, we characterise suspensions of gold and core‐shell polymer particles in water with a dedicated scanning electron microscope. As the liquid state is ensured by controlling the liquid temperature and the pressure of vapour around the sample, it is in practice very difficult to control the thickness of the water droplet. We use here numerical simulations to better understand the contrast between the core, the shell and water, and to give an estimation of the water droplet thickness.
Source: Journal of Microscopy - Category: Laboratory Medicine Authors: Tags: Themed Issue Paper Source Type: research