Scanning X-Ray Nanodiffraction on Living Eukaryotic Cells in Microfluidic Environments

作者:Weinhausen Britta*; Saldanha Oliva; Wilke Robin N; Dammann Christian; Priebe Marius; Burghammer Manfred; Sprung Michael; Koester Sarah
来源:Physical Review Letters, 2014, 112(8): 088102.
DOI:10.1103/PhysRevLett.112.088102

摘要

High-resolution x-ray imaging techniques offer a variety of possibilities for studying the nanoscale structure of biological cells. A challenging task remains the study of cells by x rays in their natural, aqueous environment. Here, we overcome this limitation by presenting scanning x-ray diffraction measurements with beam sizes in the range of a few hundred nm on living and fixed-hydrated eukaryotic cells in microfluidic devices which mimic a native environment. The direct comparison between fixed-hydrated and living cells shows distinct differences in the scattering signal, pointing to structural changes on the order of 30 to 50 nm.

  • 出版日期2014-2-25