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Methods to expose subsurface objects of interest identified from 3D imaging: The intermediate sample preparation stage in the correlative microscopy workflow

Ria Mitchell Orcid Logo, Tom Dunlop Orcid Logo, T. Volkenandt, J. Russell, P. Davies, S. Spooner, Cameron Pleydell-Pearce, Richard Johnston Orcid Logo

Journal of Microscopy, Volume: 289, Issue: 2, Pages: 107 - 127

Swansea University Authors: Ria Mitchell Orcid Logo, Tom Dunlop Orcid Logo, Cameron Pleydell-Pearce, Richard Johnston Orcid Logo

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DOI (Published version): 10.1111/jmi.13159

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The correlative imaging workflow is a method of combining information and data across modes (e.g. SEM, X-ray CT, FIB-SEM), scales (cm to nm) and dimensions (2D–3D–4D), providing a more holistic interpretation of the research question. Often, subsurface objects of interest (e.g. inclusions, pores, cr...

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ISSN: 0022-2720 1365-2818
Published: Wiley 2023
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title Methods to expose subsurface objects of interest identified from 3D imaging: The intermediate sample preparation stage in the correlative microscopy workflow
spellingShingle Methods to expose subsurface objects of interest identified from 3D imaging: The intermediate sample preparation stage in the correlative microscopy workflow
Ria Mitchell
Tom Dunlop
Cameron Pleydell-Pearce
Richard Johnston
title_short Methods to expose subsurface objects of interest identified from 3D imaging: The intermediate sample preparation stage in the correlative microscopy workflow
title_full Methods to expose subsurface objects of interest identified from 3D imaging: The intermediate sample preparation stage in the correlative microscopy workflow
title_fullStr Methods to expose subsurface objects of interest identified from 3D imaging: The intermediate sample preparation stage in the correlative microscopy workflow
title_full_unstemmed Methods to expose subsurface objects of interest identified from 3D imaging: The intermediate sample preparation stage in the correlative microscopy workflow
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description The correlative imaging workflow is a method of combining information and data across modes (e.g. SEM, X-ray CT, FIB-SEM), scales (cm to nm) and dimensions (2D–3D–4D), providing a more holistic interpretation of the research question. Often, subsurface objects of interest (e.g. inclusions, pores, cracks, defects in multilayered samples) are identified from initial exploratory nondestructive 3D tomographic imaging (e.g. X-ray CT, XRM), and those objects need to be studied using additional techniques to obtain, for example, 2D chemical or crystallographic data. Consequently, an intermediate sample preparation step needs to be completed, where a targeted amount of sample surface material is removed, exposing and revealing the object of interest. At present, there is not one singular technique for removing varied thicknesses at high resolution and on a range of scales from cm to nm. Here, we review the manual and automated options currently available for targeted sample material removal, with a focus on those methods which are readily accessible in most laboratories. We summarise the approaches for manual grinding and polishing, automated grinding and polishing, microtome/ultramicrotome, and broad-beam ion milling (BBIM), with further review of other more specialist techniques including serial block face electron microscopy (SBF-SEM), and ion milling and laser approaches such as FIB-SEM, Xe plasma FIB-SEM, and femtosecond laser/LaserFIB. We also address factors which may influence the decision on a particular technique, including the composition, shape and size of the samples, sample mounting limitations, the amount of surface material to be removed, the accuracy and/or resolution of peripheral parts, the accuracy and/or resolution of the technique/instrumentation, and other more general factors such as accessibility to instrumentation, costs, and the time taken for experimentation. It is hoped that this study will provide researchers with a range of options for removal of specific amounts of sample surface material to reach subsurface objects of interest in both correlative and non-correlative workflows.
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