Fluorophore-Infiltrated Resin Microscopy (FIRM) Gallery of FIRM Images
A Toluidine Blue: Bright Field
(E) is a published TEM image of drosophila photoreceptors (
http://www.pnas.org/content/105/7/2693.full) at same magnification as (D).
A FIRM Arteriole B FIRM Peripheral Nerve
B FIRM
C FIRM Drosophila Eye D FIRM C FIRM E TEM
FIGURE 5: Comparison of toluidine blue staining (A) to FIRM (B) on near adjacent sections of human kidney. Note enhanced contrast, especially of glomerular basement membranes in FIRM image. High power FIRM image (C) of glomerulus. Note resolution of podocyte foot processes (arrows). Scale bars in A, B, 20 μm, in C, 5 μm.
Ordering Information: Description
EMS Cat No. 12780-05 12780-06
FIRM for Acrylic Resin Sections FIRM for Epoxy Resin Sections
Qty.
10ml 10ml
DISCLOSURE: James W. Mandell, MD, PhD, Dept. Pathology (Neuropathology), University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA has filed a provisional patent relating to this invention: U.S. Provisional Patent Application Serial No. 61/298,759 Filed on January 27, 2010 Title: Compositions and Methods for Enhanced Specimen Contrast
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