Getting to Know Expansion Microscopy
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Blog Post
Published
June 20, 2023, 1:15 p.m.
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Second, expansion introduces distortions. The goal in expansion is for your sample to expand evenly in...equipment needed for EM or SRM? Enter Expansion Microscopy.
What is Expansion Microscopy?
ExM provides a straightforward...the protocol, samples can be expanded to ~4-10x linearly! This expansion physically separates molecules...allow for even expansion.
In some cases, labels are added after this stage.
Step 4: Expand! (Typically...are typically easier to expand than mouse brain slices, which are easier to expand than, say, a C. elegans...and after expansion and measure the degree of agreement between them to ensure the expanded images are...lines in pre-expanded samples can sometimes take on a fragmented appearance post-expansion, but that doesn...