MICROSCOPY: SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY,

APPLICATIONS AND EDUCATION

MICROSCOPY BOOK SERIES - Number 4

TOPICS

The topics will include, but are not limited to the ones given below:

Applications of Microscopy in the Biological/Biomedical Sciences

Bacteriology
Biological Microanalysis
Biological sample preparation methods
Biological Ultrastructure (Cells, Tissues, Virus, Organ Systems)
Biomedical Applications
Biopolymers
Blood/Immunology
Botany
Correlative Microscopy
Developmental/Reproductive Biology
Entomology
Living Cell Imaging
Macro molecular interactions
Microbiology
Microscopy of molecular cell biology processes
Molecular motors
Mycology
Neurobiology
Parasitology
Pathology
Sample preparation
Single-cell analysis
Time resolved analyses of cells and molecules
Virology

 

Applications of Microscopy in the Physical/Chemical Sciences, at all dimensional scales.

Analysis of cultural heritage/ancient materials
Biomaterials
Calibration standards
Composites
Defects in materials
Effects of microstructure on manufacture and commercial applications
Geology/Mineralogy
Magnetic materials
Materials for energy conversion
Nanophases, nano-structures, clusters and catalysts
Nanotribology
Novel functional materials
Oxidation/corrosion
Phase transformation in metals, alloys and ceramics
Phenomena at surfaces/interfaces
Polymers
Quantification of surface structure/texture
Radiation effects in materials
Sample preparation
Semiconductor materials and devices
Surfaces/Films/Coatings

Advances in Instrumentation and Techniques

Atomic resolution
Auger Electron Microscopy
Bright Field and Fluorescence Microscopy
Compositional Mapping
Computational Methods for Microscopy
Cytochemistry (Light and Electron Histochemistry, Immunohistochemistry,
In-Stu Hybridization)
Diffraction Techniques
Electron Crystallography
Electron Holography
Field Ion Microscopy
High Resolution Electron Microscopy
Image Analysis
Image Simulation and Image Processing Techniques
In Situ Microscopy Techniques
Instrument Performance
Microbeam Mass Spectroscopy
Molecular Spectroscopy
Remote microscopy
Sample preparation
Scanning Probe Microscopy
Secondary Ion Mass Spectroscopy
SEM/TEM
Stereology
Virtual microscopy
X-ray Microscopy
XRF/XRD Techniques

 

Educational materials on Microscopy

Case studies
Educational Programs
Educational Software
Evaluation of new pedagogical materials
Microscopy in the elementary and middle-school
Pedagogical and low-cost microscopes for educational use
Virtual microscopes and Web-based interfaces
 

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