Microscopy techniques for protocell characterization
Recent advances have witnessed the research progress of synthetic preliminary forms of cell-like entities (protocells) towards understanding the origin of life. Microscopy techniques have been instrumental to study protocells both in structural characterization and biomimetic functions. Advanced mic...
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| description | Recent advances have witnessed the research progress of synthetic preliminary forms of cell-like entities (protocells) towards understanding the origin of life. Microscopy techniques have been instrumental to study protocells both in structural characterization and biomimetic functions. Advanced microscopes equipped with different illumination sources (light or electron) and detectors, have provided a versatile platform to investigate the thermodynamic and kinetic behaviors of protocells across a range of scales. Understanding the functions and advantages of each technique is a prerequisite for researchers to obtain high quality microscopic images and extract in-depth structural information. To this end, we provide a brief overview of the applications of microscopic techniques in characterizing protocells, together with discussion of their advantages and drawbacks. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-56e2569e655f4e5485bb6eff421388eb2022-12-21T20:47:04ZengElsevierPolymer Testing0142-94182021-01-0193106935Microscopy techniques for protocell characterizationHua Wu0Yan Qiao1Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, ChinaBeijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China; Corresponding author. Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China.Recent advances have witnessed the research progress of synthetic preliminary forms of cell-like entities (protocells) towards understanding the origin of life. Microscopy techniques have been instrumental to study protocells both in structural characterization and biomimetic functions. Advanced microscopes equipped with different illumination sources (light or electron) and detectors, have provided a versatile platform to investigate the thermodynamic and kinetic behaviors of protocells across a range of scales. Understanding the functions and advantages of each technique is a prerequisite for researchers to obtain high quality microscopic images and extract in-depth structural information. To this end, we provide a brief overview of the applications of microscopic techniques in characterizing protocells, together with discussion of their advantages and drawbacks.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0142941820321644ProtocellCharacterizationMicroscopyMicrocompartmentBiomedical materials |
| spellingShingle | Hua Wu Yan Qiao Microscopy techniques for protocell characterization Polymer Testing Protocell Characterization Microscopy Microcompartment Biomedical materials |
| title | Microscopy techniques for protocell characterization |
| title_full | Microscopy techniques for protocell characterization |
| title_fullStr | Microscopy techniques for protocell characterization |
| title_full_unstemmed | Microscopy techniques for protocell characterization |
| title_short | Microscopy techniques for protocell characterization |
| title_sort | microscopy techniques for protocell characterization |
| topic | Protocell Characterization Microscopy Microcompartment Biomedical materials |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0142941820321644 |
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