Influence of Fixation and Permeabilization on the Mass Density of Single Cells: A Surface Plasmon Resonance Imaging Study

Fixation and permeabilization of cells and tissues are essential processes in biological techniques like immunofluorescence and immunohistochemistry for cell biology studies. In typical procedures, the biological samples are treated by paraformaldehyde and Triton X-100 to achieve cellular fixation a...

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Main Authors: Ruoyu Cheng, Feng Zhang, Meng Li, Xiang Wo, Yu-Wen Su, Wei Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Chemistry
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fchem.2019.00588/full