MEIAF - Images

Cryo Images
Portion of a coated, freeze-fractured cross-section of an apple. The surface of the apple is at the top of the image	Yeast cells, visible after freeze-fracturing and coating a cluster of baker’s yeast	Yeast cells, visible after freeze-fracturing and coating a cluster of baker’s yeast
Cross section of a cell of a leaf that has been freeze-fractured, etched, and coated with gold (imaged in high vacuum)	Two fungi spores on the edge of the cross-section of a freeze-fractured leaf, coated with gold and imaged in high vacuum	Portion of a cross section of a freeze-fractured leaf, where the palisade mesophyll, the spongy mesophyll, and the bundle sheath can be distinguished. Coated with gold and imaged in high vacuum.
Detail of the palisade mesophyll	Detail of an aphid head, frozen and coated with gold	Aphid on a leaf, frozen and coated with gold, and imaged in high vacuum

Non-Cryo Images
Uncoated, hydrated bacterial cells (Escherichia coli)	Surface of the carapace of a live specimen of Daphnea sp.	Image of the uncoated fracture surface of a ceramic matrix composite consisting of NextelTM 720 fibers and a mullite-alumina porous matrix after long-term exposure at elevated temperatures followed by unidirectional tensile tests
Tips of the columns of uncoated yttria-stabilized zirconia thermal barrier coating	Protein fibrils marked with gold on graphite	Back of the head of an uncoated ant
Uncoated 100% cotton paper imaged at 60% relative humidity	Rhodococcus erythropolis biofilm on sand with hexadecane as the carbon source	Uncoated surface of a eucalyptus leaf
Image of a portion of an uncoated eye of a wasp	The head of a flea	Portion of the surface of a fresh leaf of Geranium sp.
Detail of the cross section of a eucalyptus leaf, uncoated	Micrograph of the oxidation layer and base area of a thermally treated yttria-stabilized zirconia thermal barrier coating. (The image is the result of mixing the signals of the backscatter and secondary electron detectors.)	Uncoated pyrite formation from an undersea chimney
Formation from an undersea chimney, uncoated	Portion of an uncoated hypocotyl of Arabidopsis thaliana	Uncoated surface of laser cut on human tooth
Surface of an uncoated leaf, Quercus sp.	Nanotubes formed by deposition of TiO2 on a tubular structure of aluminum oxide after the aluminum oxide is etched	Live foraminiferan
Edge of a Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm cultured on a polyester membrane overlying Luria broth agar	Uncoated and fully hydrated mussel thread, damaged by bacteria	Formation of a drusen in the macular tissue of an eye
Human red blood cell with two 1µm diameter beads attached to its surface, used in drug-delivery research	Uncoated foraminiferan fossil	Mouse fibroblast cells on glass, uncoated
Skeleton of organism found in a fully hydrated mud sample from the Salton Sea	Thermally treated yttria-stabilized zirconia thermal barrier coating	Mineral formation from an undersea chimney, fully hydrated
Tungsten oxide photocatalytic film on titanium substrate	High magnification image of a tungsten oxide film on titanium substrate with measurements of the tungsten fibers	A photocatalytic film of tungsten oxide on titanium substrate, forming rounded particles
Uncoated recycled paper imaged at 60% relative humidity	Backscatter image of the filament of a car light bulb (courtesy of FEI).	Portion of a root in a sample of soil from Segdwick Reserve
Close up of mycelia growing in a sample of deep soil	Mycelia in a 3-m. deep soil sample from Segdwick Reserve	Portion of the tooth surface of an uncoated fossilized jaw from an extinct reptile (the marks on the teeth provide information about the eating habits of the species)
Completely hydrated vesicle	Backscattered electron image of the cross-section of a mullite/alumina porous matrix fiber-reinforced ceramic composite with monazite (bright) used as a sealant	Uncoated shell of a marine snail (from the collection of the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History)
Portion of a fully hydrated aquatic worm	Remains of the shell of a non-coated marine diatom, with mineral particles inside	Non-coated marine diatom with mineral crystals growing on it
Non-coated marine diatom