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Laboratory water-window x-ray microscopy
KTH, School of Engineering Sciences (SCI), Applied Physics, Biomedical and X-ray Physics.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-3717-7307
Technische Universität Berlin.
Technische Universität Berlin.
KTH, School of Engineering Sciences (SCI), Applied Physics, Biomedical and X-ray Physics.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-4394-0591
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Keywords [en]
x-ray microscopy, water window, laboratory x-ray microscopy
National Category
Physical Sciences
Research subject
Physics, Biological and Biomedical Physics; Physics, Optics and Photonics
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URN: urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-273711OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kth-273711DiVA, id: diva2:1431783
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QC 20200527

Available from: 2020-05-25 Created: 2020-05-25 Last updated: 2022-06-26Bibliographically approved
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1. Biological Laboratory X-Ray Microscopy
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2020 (English)Doctoral thesis, comprehensive summary (Other academic)
Abstract [en]

Soft x-ray microscopy in the water window (𝜆 ≈ 2.3 − 4.3 nm) is a powerful technique for high-resolution biological imaging. The strong natural contrast between carbon-based structures and water allows visualization of hydrated and unstained samples, while providing enough transmission through up to ∼ 10 μm of organic matter. Furthermore, the full potential of this technique can be exploited by performing computed tomography, thus obtaining a complete 3D image of the object.

Routine short-exposure water-window microscopy of whole cells and tissue is currently performed at synchrotron-radiation facilities around the world, but with a limited accessibility to the wider research community. For this reason, laboratory-based systems have been developed, which are now reaching maturity. The benefits compared to the synchrotron-based instruments include easier integration with complementary methods in the home laboratory, in addition to the increased access that allows for the often time-consuming optimization of experimental parameters as well as longitudinal studies.

This Thesis presents recent developments of the Stockholm laboratory x-ray microscope as well as several biological applications. Work has been done on improving the mechanical and thermal stability of the microscope, resulting in a resolution of 25 nm (half period) in images of test targets. The biological applications were enabled by a significantly increased x-ray flux through the system as well as an improved operational stability. This work demonstrates 10-second exposure imaging of whole cryofixed cells, imaging of viral infections in cells, and 20 minutes total exposure cryotomography.

Abstract [sv]

Röntgenmikroskopi i vattenfönstret (𝜆 ≈ 2.3−4.3 nm) är en kraftfull metodför högupplöst biologisk avbildning. Den naturligt höga kontrasten mellankolbaserade strukturer och vatten möjliggör visualisering av prover i ettnästintill opåverkat tillstånd, och ger samtidigt tillräcklig transmission genomupp till ∼ 10 μm organisk materia. Teknikens fulla potential utnyttjasvidare genom datortomografi, vilket resulterar i en fullständig 3D-bild avobjektet.Röntgenmikroskopi i vattenfönstret, av celler och vävnad och med kortexponeringstid, utförs rutinmässigt vid synkrotronljuskällor runt om i världen,men med begränsad tillgänglighet för forskarsamfundet. Av den anledningenhar laboratoriebaserade system utvecklats, vilka nu börjar nåmognad. Fördelarna jämfört med synkrotronbaserade instrument består avenklare integrering av komplementära laboratoriemetoder, utöver den utökadetillgängligheten som tillåter tidskrävande optimering av experimentellaparametrar såväl som longitudinella studier.Denna avhandling beskriver nyligen utfört arbete för att förbättra detkompakta mjukröntgenmikroskopet i Stockholm, samt flera biologiskatillämpningar. Arbete har gjorts för att förbättra mikroskopets mekaniskaoch termiska stabilitet, vilket har resulterat i 25 nm upplösning (halvperiod) i bilder av teststrukturer. De biologiska tillämpningarna harmöjliggjorts av en markant ökad röntgenintensitet vid provet, såväl somförbättrad driftsstabilitet. Resultaten som presenteras består, bland annat,av avbildning av kryofixerade hela celler med 10-sekundersexponeringar,avbildning av virusinfektioner i celler och kryotomografi med 20 minuterstotal exponeringtid.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Stockholm: KTH Royal Institute of Technology, 2020. p. 72
Series
TRITA-SCI-FOU ; 2020:11
Keywords
x-ray microscopy, laboratory x-ray microscopy, water window, biological, cell imaging, virus
National Category
Physical Sciences
Research subject
Physics, Biological and Biomedical Physics; Physics, Optics and Photonics
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-273716 (URN)978-91-7873-555-6 (ISBN)
Public defence
2020-08-21, FD5 eller via zoom https://kth-se.zoom.us/j/67488319526, Du som saknar dator/datorvana kan kontakta Thomas Frisk, tfrisk@kth.se för information, Roslagstullsbacken 21, Stockholm, 13:00 (English)
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