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In the course of the years since H. D. SCHMIDT, in 1895, describcd his "microscopic dissector," a mechanical device for dissecting and study ing biological materials, a great wealth of information has been pub lished in the scientific and technical literature on methods involving the use of exceedingly delicate microtools mechanically guided under microscopic control for the investigation of microscopic structures and very small amounts of material.. The operative tools used can be moved with considerable precision under various microscopic magnifications to perform the required tasks. With the continuous progress in these methods, hundreds of micro manipulators and other mechanical manipulativc devices, auxiliaryequip ment, and a great diversity of microtools have been described for per forming varied operations on practically any type of materials and test objects. Thus, micromanipulative and related techniques have become innumerable and often intricate, and the applications, formerly confined to certain fields of biology and medicine, have been extended to the most diverse fields of science and technology as mtn be Been from a rapid glance at the contents of the presEmt volume.
List of contents
I Apparatus.- 1. Microscopes for Use in Micromanipulation.- 2. Micromanipulators.- 3. Microdrills.- 4. Microhardness Testers.- 5. Apparatus for General Chemical Experimentation with Micrograms to Nanograms.- 6. Microtools.- 7. Auxiliary Equipment.- II General Techniques.- 1. Preparation of Samples of Non-Biological Materials.- 2. Chemical Experimentation with Micrograms to Nanograms of Substance.- 3. Working with Living Cells and Tissues.- III Applications.- 1. Chemical Experimentation and Analysis with Micrograms to Nanograms.- 2. Nuclear Research.- 3. Identification of Airborne Particles.- 4. Archeology and Art.- 5. Metallurgical Microspectroscopy.- 6. Microhardness Testing.- 7. Mounting Small Crystals for X-Ray Investigations.- 8. The Study of Fibers.- 9. The Structure of Rubber Latex.- 10. Micropaleontology: Single-Mounting of Microfossils.- 11. Entomology.- 12. Microbiology.- 13. Engineering and Technology.- Literature Cited.- General Bibliography.- Rules of Thumb.- Units of Length, Area, Volume, and Mass.
Summary
In the course of the years since H. D. SCHMIDT, in 1895, describcd his "microscopic dissector," a mechanical device for dissecting and study ing biological materials, a great wealth of information has been pub lished in the scientific and technical literature on methods involving the use of exceedingly delicate microtools mechanically guided under microscopic control for the investigation of microscopic structures and very small amounts of material.. The operative tools used can be moved with considerable precision under various microscopic magnifications to perform the required tasks. With the continuous progress in these methods, hundreds of micro manipulators and other mechanical manipulativc devices, auxiliaryequip ment, and a great diversity of microtools have been described for per forming varied operations on practically any type of materials and test objects. Thus, micromanipulative and related techniques have become innumerable and often intricate, and the applications, formerly confined to certain fields of biology and medicine, have been extended to the most diverse fields of science and technology as mtn be Been from a rapid glance at the contents of the presEmt volume.
