Article: Imaging of SARS-CoV-2 infected Vero E6 cells by helium ion microscopy.
Beilstein journal of nanotechnology
2021 Volume 12, Page(s) 172–179
Abstract: ... an exploratory HIM study of SARS-CoV-2 infected Vero E6 cells, in which several areas of interaction between ... the three-dimensional appearance of SARS-CoV-2 and the surface of Vero E6 cells at a multiplicity ... Helium ion microscopy (HIM) offers the opportunity to obtain direct views of biological samples ...
| Abstract | Helium ion microscopy (HIM) offers the opportunity to obtain direct views of biological samples such as cellular structures, virus particles, and microbial interactions. Imaging with the HIM combines sub-nanometer resolution, large depth of field, and high surface sensitivity. Due to its charge compensation capability, the HIM can image insulating biological samples without additional conductive coatings. Here, we present an exploratory HIM study of SARS-CoV-2 infected Vero E6 cells, in which several areas of interaction between cells and virus particles, as well as among virus particles, were imaged. The HIM pictures show the three-dimensional appearance of SARS-CoV-2 and the surface of Vero E6 cells at a multiplicity of infection of approximately 1 with great morphological detail. The absence of a conductive coating allows for a distinction between virus particles bound to the cell membrane and virus particles lying on top of the membrane. After prolonged imaging, it was found that ion-induced deposition of hydrocarbons from the vacuum renders the sample sufficiently conductive to allow for imaging even without charge compensation. The presented images demonstrate the potential of the HIM in bioimaging, especially for the imaging of interactions between viruses and their host organisms. |
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| Language | English |
| Publishing date | 2021-02-02 |
| Publishing country | Germany |
| Document type | Journal Article |
| ZDB-ID | 2583584-1 |
| ISSN | 2190-4286 |
| ISSN | 2190-4286 |
| DOI | 10.3762/bjnano.12.13 |
| Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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