Modeling and simulation of milling frozen biological samples by focused ion beam

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Abstract

Focused Ion Beam (FIB) has been used widely for sample preparation in material research and nanoscale device fabrication. The introduction of FIB system to biological samples preparation, especially for frozen samples, provides the potential to produce delicate submicron geometries on the samples, as well as the potential to be fully digitally controlled. In this paper, we first study the ion interactions with water and different cryoprotectants, and the sputtering yields under different conditions are estimated as the milling rate. A geometric simulation model is also proposed which can be used as a process planning tool to perform cryo-sectioning by FIB. Finally, discussions and suggestions for future work are presented.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publication2007 Proceedings of the ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, DETC2007
Pages905-912
Number of pages8
DOIs
StatePublished - 2008
Event19th Int. Conf. Design Theory and Methodology and 1st Int. Conf. Micro and Nano Systems, presented at - 2007 ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, IDETC/CIE2007 - Las Vegas, NV, United States
Duration: Sep 4 2007Sep 7 2007

Publication series

Name2007 Proceedings of the ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, DETC2007
Volume3 PART B

Other

Other19th Int. Conf. Design Theory and Methodology and 1st Int. Conf. Micro and Nano Systems, presented at - 2007 ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, IDETC/CIE2007
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityLas Vegas, NV
Period9/4/079/7/07

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design
  • Computer Science Applications
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Modeling and Simulation

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