Goerg Michler summarizes the large field of electron microscopy and clearly presents the different techniques. The author clearly describes the possible applications of microscopy and the requirements for specimen preparation. He illustrates the descriptions with picture examples from practice.

The content

· History of development and directions of electron microscopy

· Sample preparation (etching techniques, (cryo-)ultramicrotomy)

· Image processing and image examples

The target groups

· Lecturers and students of physics

· Users in material and life sciences, users in practice and interested high school students

The author

Prof. Dr. rer. nat. habil. Goerg H. Michler was head of the Institute for Materials Science at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, is honorary chairman of the Institute for Polymer Materials e.V. and chairman of the Heinz Bethge Foundation for Applied Electron Microscopy