Print Email Facebook Twitter Cryo Sample Transfer Solution of Correlated Light and Electron Microscopy Title Cryo Sample Transfer Solution of Correlated Light and Electron Microscopy Author He, Xuanmin (TU Delft Mechanical, Maritime and Materials Engineering) Contributor den Hoedt, Sander (graduation committee) Spronck, Jo (mentor) Ghatkesar, Murali (graduation committee) Hossein Nia Kani, Hassan (graduation committee) Degree granting institution Delft University of Technology Programme Mechanical Engineering Date 2019-07-29 Abstract The Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2017 went to the development of cryo-electron microscopy, which contributed to the discovery of new cells and viruses, the diagnosis of unknown diseases, the mapping of human genomes and the manufacturing of semiconductors. Cryo Correlative light and electron microscopy (Cryo-CLEM), is the combination of using fluorescence microscopy and cryo-electron microscopy to image cryo-immobilized bio-samples. These samples (at a temperature lower than −165ᵒC), require critical conditions in preparation and preservation to prevent contamination and heating which have a negative influence on the imaging results. In the current sample transfer workflow, almost 90% of the samples transferred end up being wasted due to the unideal protection and transfer gap. Therefore, an integrated high-vacuum sample transfer system which fits the interfaces of CLEM devices and actively protects the samples from heating and contamination in transfer has been designed to conquer the problems, ensure better imaging results, and increase the process yield. COMSOL simulations on its thermal and mechanical behaviors have been carried out to theoretically verify and iterate the design. The new transfer system provides a cheaper, faster, easier, more contamination-free, more temperature-stable, more user-friendly workflow that can increase the yield of sample transfer from 10% to 90%. Subject Plunge freezingThermal modellingSample transferDesignContaminationDevitrificationFIB/SEMTEMVitrobot To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:195339c9-07bf-4a25-9de3-bf75e66b40ef Embargo date 2020-07-29 Part of collection Student theses Document type master thesis Rights © 2019 Xuanmin He Files PDF Master_thesis_Xuanmin_He.pdf 16.82 MB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:195339c9-07bf-4a25-9de3-bf75e66b40ef/datastream/OBJ/view