Graphene as a transparent conductive support for studying biological molecules by transmission electron microscopy

R. R. Nair; P. Blake; J. R. Blake; R. Zan; S. Anissimova; U. Bangert; A. P. Golovanov; S. V. Morozov; A. K. Geim; K. S. Novoselov; T. Latychevskaia

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Graphene as a transparent conductive support for studying biological molecules by transmission electron microscopy

R. R. Nair, P. Blake, J. R. Blake, R. Zan, S. Anissimova, U. Bangert, A. P. Golovanov, S. V. Morozov, A. K. Geim, K. S. Novoselov, T. Latychevskaia

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We demonstrate the application of graphene as a support for imaging individual biological molecules in transmission electron microscope (TEM). A simple procedure to produce free-standing graphene membranes has been designed. Such membranes are extremely robust and can support practically any submicrometer object. Tobacco mosaic virus has been deposited on graphene samples and observed in a TEM. High contrast has been achieved even though no staining has been applied.

Original language	English
Article number	153102
Journal	Applied Physics Letters
Volume	97
Issue number	15
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3492845
Publication status	Published - 11 Oct 2010
Externally published	Yes

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