X-ray microscopy of biological objects with carbon Kα and with synchrotron radiation

Abstract

X-ray micrographs of biological objects have been obtained with a resolution better than 1000 angstroms by using poly(methyl methacrylate) x-ray resist and carbon Ka or synchrotron radiation. Synchrotron radiation allows short exposure times; storage rings especially designed as radiation sources and improved x-ray resists would make exposure times under 1 second possible.