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Concurrent Quantitative Conductivity and Mechanical Properties Measurements of Organic Photovoltaic Materials using AFM
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2013
Organic photovoltaic (OPV) materials are inherently inhomogeneous at the nanometer scale. Nanoscale inhomogeneity of OPV materials affects performance of photovoltaic devices. In this paper, we describe a protocol for quantitative measurements of electrical and mechanical properties of OPV materials with sub-100 nm resolution.
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High-resolution Episcopic Microscopy (HREM) - Simple and Robust Protocols for Processing and Visualizing Organic Materials
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2017
We provide simple and robust protocols for processing biopsy material of various species, embryos of biomedical model organisms and samples of other organic tissues in order to permit digital volume data generation with the high-resolution episcopic microscopy method.
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Assembly of Porous Monolithic Materials Using a Pickering Emulsion Strategy Stabilized by Metal–Organic Framework (MOF) Particles
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2026
This study successfully uses MIL-96(Al) Metal-Organic Frameworks particles to stabilize Pickering emulsions, which serve as templates to form mechanically robust, hierarchically porous monolithic materials. This method allows scalable MOF shaping while preserving crystal integrity. Tuning formulation is key to controlling pore size, interconnectivity, permeability, and robustness.
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A Stable Phantom Material for Optical and Acoustic Imaging
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2023
This protocol describes the fabrication of a stable, biologically relevant phantom material for optical and acoustic biomedical imaging applications, featuring independently tunable acoustic and optical properties.
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Characterization of Full Set Material Constants and Their Temperature Dependence for Piezoelectric Materials Using Resonant Ultrasound Spectroscopy
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2016
This protocol describes the procedure of measuring the temperature dependence of the full set material constants of piezoelectric materials using resonant ultrasound spectroscopy (RUS).
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Contrast arises from how the sample interacts with the chosen imaging approach. Light, electrons, and molecular probes provide different routes to distinguish structures or chemical components, so the resulting signal can emphasize morphology, chemical distribution, or structural change. Selecting the interaction that matches the biological feature of interest determines what the image can reveal.
Molecular probes add specificity by producing signals associated with particular molecular targets or chemical features. This can complement structural information from morphology-focused imaging, helping investigators relate visible organization to composition. In developmental studies, that distinction is useful when a change in tissue appearance may reflect altered molecular distribution rather than only a change in shape.
Repeated imaging places individual observations into a temporal sequence rather than treating each image as an isolated snapshot. Researchers can therefore follow cell growth, migration, differentiation, tissue organization, and extracellular matrix remodeling as developmental events unfold. This time-based view helps connect structural changes with the progression of embryogenesis, organ formation, or regeneration.
Images provide a scale-bridging record: cellular morphology and organization can be examined alongside changes in tissues. That relationship allows investigators to associate local behaviors, such as migration or differentiation, with broader outcomes including organ formation or tissue organization. The approach is especially valuable when developmental conclusions require both cellular detail and spatial context.
Researchers first identify whether the question concerns form, composition, or structural change, then select an approach whose interaction can generate relevant contrast. Light, electrons, or molecular probes may be appropriate for different information. This feature-driven choice keeps image acquisition aligned with the biological question and limits interpretation to what the signal supports.
Comparing organization and structural changes across developmental contexts can reveal where a process diverges from expected patterns. Imaging may show altered cell growth, migration, differentiation, tissue organization, or extracellular matrix remodeling, while molecular contrast can add compositional information. These observations help connect visible abnormalities with the cellular and tissue processes underlying them.