Application of Electron Microscopy to Biomedicine

Dear Colleagues,

The historical phase in which we live is dominated by structures and mechanisms of nanometric dimensions. The electron microscope and related investigation tools have the ability to efficiently probe nanofibers, nanotubes, viruses, macromolecules, exosomes. Therefore, the range of biomedical applications of electron microscopy is very varied and wide. In diagnostic medicine, transmission electron microscopy is a fundamental part of the management of renal biopsies and provides useful diagnostic information in about half of native renal biopsies. Scanning electron microscopy is essential to characterize modern smart biomaterials while they interact with cells or become incorporated into recipient tissues. In structural biology, cryo-electron microscopy is a highly demanding non-destructive technique to imagine biological macromolecules in their native conformation. Environmental scanning electron microscopy and X-ray microanalysis contribute to identifying biological (bacteria and other pathogens) and abiotic pollutants (nanoparticles, fibers, pesticides, heavy metals) in the environment or human samples. This Special Issue aims to identify and review the latest applications of electron microscopy in the biomedical field.

Prof. Gianandrea Pasquinelli
Guest Editor

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• Electron Microscopy
• X-ray microanalysis
• Kidney disease
• Cryo-electron microscopy
• Nanomaterials
• Scanning electron microscopy