Acknowledgments ................................................ ix
Chapter 1 Introduction ......................................... 1
Chapter 2 Sample Collection and Selection ..................... 11
Chapter 3 Sample Preparation Tools ............................ 19
Chapter 4 Sample Support ...................................... 31
Chapter 5 Sample Embedding and Mounting ....................... 47
Chapter 6 Sample Exposure ..................................... 65
Chapter 7 Sample Dehydration .................................. 97
Chapter 8 Sample Stabilization for Imaging in the SEM ........ 137
Chapter 9 Sample Stabilization to Preserve Chemical
Identity ........................................... 185
Chapter 10 Sample Cleaning .................................... 235
Chapter 11 Sample Surface Charge Elimination .................. 247
Chapter 12 Sample Artifacts and Damage ........................ 299
Chapter 13 Additional Sources of Information .................. 307
References .................................................... 317
Index ......................................................... 323
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