Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://scholarbank.nus.edu.sg/handle/10635/98819
Title: Nuclear microscopy in the life sciences at the National University of Singapore: A review
Authors: Ren, M.Q. 
Thong, P.S.P. 
Makjanic, J. 
Ponraj, D.
Watt, F. 
Keywords: Alzheimer's disease
Atherosclerosis
Cellular composition
Epilepsy
Parkinson's disease
Proton-induced X-ray emission
Rutherford back scattering spectrometry
Scanning transmission ion microscopy
Issue Date: 1999
Citation: Ren, M.Q.,Thong, P.S.P.,Makjanic, J.,Ponraj, D.,Watt, F. (1999). Nuclear microscopy in the life sciences at the National University of Singapore: A review. Biological Trace Element Research 71-72 : 65-76. ScholarBank@NUS Repository.
Abstract: The nuclear microscope is now gaining popularity in the field of life sciences. In particular, the combination of proton-induced X-ray emission to measure the elemental concentrations of inorganic elements, Rutherford backscattering spectrometry to characterize the organic matrix, and scanning transmission ion microscopy to provide information on the density and structure of the sample represents a powerful set of techniques that can be applied simultaneously to the specimen under investigation. These techniques are extremely useful for measuring any imbalances in trace elements in localized regions of biological tissue and, as such, can provide unique information on many diseases. In this article, we describe the nuclear microscope and its related ion-beam techniques, and we review the biomedical work carried out using the nuclear microscope in the National University of Singapore.
Source Title: Biological Trace Element Research
URI: http://scholarbank.nus.edu.sg/handle/10635/98819
ISSN: 01634984
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