Research Complex at Harwell

Research Complex a UKRI multidisciplinary Research Institute, supported by a number of Research Councils and Diamond Light Source. The stakeholders are the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), Diamond Light Source, Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), Medical Research Council (MRC), Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), with research spanning both the physical and life sciences.



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Expertise

Imaging Platform 

Keywords - Light Microscopy: Live cell imaging | Confocal microscopy
Keywords - Electron Microscopy: Transmission EM | Electron tomography | Scanning EM (FEG) | Focused Ion Beam SEM | Cryo-ET | Scanning Transmission EM | Scanning EM (Tungsten) | Cryo-TEM
Other: EDXS, electron diffraction

 

Applications 

Keywords - Biological: Cell Biology | Plant Biology | C.elegans | Microbiology | Histology/Pathology | Neurobiology | Immunobiology | Bio-materials
Keywords - Physical Sciences: Bioengineering & Biomaterials | Plasmonics | Corrosion/Oxidation | Semiconductors & Opotoelectronics | Geology/Mineralogy | Catalysts | Ionic conductors, fuel cells and batteries | Functional oxides | Nanomaterials | Composites | Magnetics, magnetic materials & spintronics | Polymers & organic electronics

 

Sample Preparations 

Keywords - Biological: Resin embedding | Plunge freezing | Metal coating | Rotary shadowing | Freeze fracture | Negative stain
Other: Tissue culture, grinding and polishing
Keywords - Materials: Focused ion beam (Gallium)

 

Data Analysis 

Keywords - Software: ImageJ | IMOD | Fiji | Digital Micrograph/GMS | Hyperspy
Keywords - Hardware: JSM-6610LV | JBM-4700F | Glacios | Dectris Singla | JEM2100 | Vitrobot | Leica GP2

 

 



Point of Contact

Research Complex at Harwell
Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
Harwell
Didcot, Oxon, OX11 0FA, United Kingdom


Michal Klosowski

Email: rcahcomms@rc-harwell.ac.uk
Website: Research Complex at Harwell