METHOD TO DETERMINE 3-D ELEMENTAL COMPOSITION AND STRUCTURE OF BIOLOGICAL AND ORGANIC MATERIALS VIA ATOM PROBE MICROSCOPY

摘要

Disclosed are methods to prepare a specimen for microanalysis, the specimens so prepared, and methods to analyze the specimens by atom probe microscopy. The specimens are prepared by embedding a specimen within an electrically conductive matrix to yield an embedded specimen; and then forming regions on the embedded specimen into shapes suitable for microanalysis by an atom probe.