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Samples were critical point dried in liquid CO 2 using the Balzers CPD 010 (Balzers Instruments, Liechtenstein), mounted on aluminum stubs, and sputter coated with gold/palladium using the Polaron SEM Coating Unit E5100 (Thermo VG Scientific, Beverly, MA).
But, pretty soon, Self's imagination begins to sputter.
It's like "indoor" and "outdoor" voices, I sputter: Some things should not be endlessly discussed in public; they're private matters.
They were processed through a critical point dryer and sputter coated with gold before observation.
These were allowed to air dry in a fume hood before mounting and sputter coating.