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Likewise, TEM has provided a solid foundation in the visualization and discovery into the wood cell wall structure and will continue to be a major instrument in wood research for years to come. Figure 1 illustrates the mechanism of image formation in the bright-field imaging mode using direct beam. 1959; Northcote and Lamport 1960), their concentrations are too low to significantly contribute to any reactions with OsO4. The orientation of cellulose microfibrils in woody and non-woody fibers has been revealed by TEM studies. Biol.156(2), 363-369. Pre-staining with OsO4 before embedding and post-staining with uranyl acetate and lead citrate was performed to study the protective role of lignin against radiation induced degradation (de Lhoneux et al. It also provides more precise and detailed information than the conventional methods, such as lignin stains and autofluorescence (Kukkola et al. “Effects of refining on the fiber structure of kraft pulps as revealed by FE-SEM and TEM: Influence of alkaline degradation,” Holzforschung 58(3), 226-232. “Ultrastructural appearance of embedded and polished wood cell walls as revealed by atomic force microscopy,” J. Struct. (1981). Now the question is “what is the dimension that is considered as ultrastructure?”. 61(2), 587-595. Bot. The combined effort of these techniques generated information on wood ultrastructural already in 1950s (Wardrop 1954). 2014a. DOI: 10.1104/pp.114.3.1123, Kallavus, U., and Gravitis, J. (1950). 8). Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) is an ideal device to study the internal structure of cells and different types of biological materials, but adverse conditions inside electron microscopes such as damage induced by electron bombardment and vacuum evaporation of structural water necessitates complex preparation methods to survive this environment. Lastly, a comparison between TEM and other imaging techniques used for wood and fiber research are made. 1971). Technol. The aggregation of cellulose microfibrils upon the removal of the hemicelluloses was suggested (Duchesne et al. “Ultrastructure of transwall fracture surfaces in radiata pine wood using transmission electron microscopy and digital image processing,” Holzforschung 51(4), 303-308. In TEM, the wavelength of the electron is very small; therefore the lattice planes will diffract electron when they are almost parallel to the incident beam (Sawyer et al. 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