The samples were gold-coated for regular SEM (4 nm gold layer) and high-resolution SEM (HR-SEM, 2 nm) using sputter coater Bal-Tec SCD 050. Last antennal segments were inspected and photographed under ...
The cells grown on materials surfaces were fixed in 2.5% glutaraldehyde and subsequently the specimens were subjected to serial dehydration in ethanol, then covered with a thin layer of gold by the ...
Bal-Tec, Pfäffikon, Switzerland). Starch samples were examined using a scanning electron microscope. The magnification of the scanning electron microscope was 5,000 ×, the voltage was 20 KV, and the ...