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Description

Colorized scanning electron micrograph of collagen/connective tissue removed from a human knee during arthroscopic surgery. The horizontal field width of the image is 16 microns. Wellcome Image Award 2012.

Technical Details

B0008288. 2011 Collection: Wellcome Images Copyrighted work available under Creative Commons by-nc-nd 2.0 UK: England & Wales, see http://images.wellcome.ac.uk/indexplus/page/Prices.html

Biological Sources

NCBI Organism Classification: Homo sapiens
Cellular Component: fibrillar collagen

Biological Context

Biological Process
Human Development Anatomy: knee

Attribution

Names: Anne Weston
Link: Wellcome Images
OTHER: London Research Institute, Cancer Center UK

Citation

Digital Object Identifier (DOI): doi:10.7295/W9CIL41738
Archival Resource Key (ARK): ark:/b7295/w9cil41738

Imaging

Image Type: recorded image
Image Mode: scanning electron microscopy (SEM)
Parameters Imaged: elastic scattering of electrons
Source of Contrast: differences in deposition of metal shadow
Processing History: colorized

Sample Preparation

Relation To Intact Cell: whole mounted tissue

Dimensions

Spatial Axis	Image Size	Pixel Size
X	729px	——
Y	550px	——