Partial gold decoration

Figure 3a. The y-globulin adsorbed on the sintered Teflon sample of Figure 2a (air-dry technique). Bovine Cohn II, lOOmg/dL, partial gold decoration. Key ...

Figure 4. Bovine y-globulin on sintered Teflon (3 mg/dL solution critical-point dried, partial gold decoration technique). Key bar equals 0.11xm.

Figure 5. Cohn I fibrinogen, 3 mg/dL, adsorbed on Teflon (partial gold decoration technique). Key a, air dried, sintered Teflon b, critical-point dried, sintered Teflon and c, critical-point dried, Fluorofilm Teflon. Bar equals 0.1 p,mfor b and c.

Partial gold decoration enhances the protein adsorbate image. Gold vapor atoms condense on the surface to be imaged and migrate until a stable... 

Figure 1. Teflon, exposed to human albumin solution, 2500 mg/dl, for 1 hr at room temperature. Air drying and partial gold decoration TEM technique were employed. (Reproduced with permission from Ref. 4. Copyright 1977 American Society for Artificial Internal Organs.)...

Figure 4. Cohn I human fibrinogen, 30 mg/dl, adsorption on Teflon partial gold decoration TEM technique. Bar equal to 1000 A.

Figure 5. Effect of albumin preadsorption on fibrinogen adsorption. Air drying and partial gold decoration TEM were used for all samples. Key F, 30 mg/dl fibrinogen (Cohn I) and A F,...

The surface topography of the partially oxidized specimens is examined, with low resolution, using interference-contrast microscopy and at high resolution by means of the gold-decoration technique 177, 180) in conjunction with transmission electron microscopy. 

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