Affiliation:
1. Department of Chemical Engineering and The Russell Berrie Nanotechnology Institute (RBNI) Technion − Israel Institute of Technology Haifa Israel
Abstract
AbstractSodium lauryl ether sulphate (SLES) is a detergent widely used in cosmetics and personal‐care industries; hence, it is of particular interest to study the self‐assembled nanostructure it forms at different conditions. Cryogenic transmission electron microscopy (cryo‐TEM) is the most suitable technique for the direct‐imaging of such systems. However, since SLES is sensitive to flow and shear, specimen preparation artefacts may misrepresent the native state of the solution. In this paper, we present different cryo‐TEM specimen preparation methods, and show how they affect the nanostructure of the system. In fact, for this system, we were able to record the native state of the solution only after sufficient time of on‐the‐grid relaxation (OGR) after blotting. Here, we also intend to point out the importance of considering the nature of the solution when preparing cryo‐TEM specimens.
Funder
Israel Science Foundation
Subject
Histology,Pathology and Forensic Medicine
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