Multiple choice

During which of the following steps of sample processing in electron microscopy are the samples treated with propylene oxide?

  1. Cryofixation

  2. Chemofixation

  3. Embedding

  4. Shadowing

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C Correct answer
Explanation

Samples are passed through propylene oxide in the process of embedding. After treating with propylene oxide, samples are infiltrated with an epoxy resin and then embedded directly in water-miscible acrylic resin.