By Dr. Heidi Felix, Dr. Gisela Haemmerli, Prof. Dr. Peter Sträuli (auth.)

Dynamic Morphology is the try to correlate floor architec­ ture and form of fastened cells, as visualized by way of scanning electron microscopy (SEM), with the habit of residing cells, recorded by means of microcinematography (MCM). If SEM and MCM are used simultaneously for the research of mobile populations, a dynamic inter­ pretation of SEM pictures is just legitimate if the experimental stipulations are exact for the 2 ideas. this can be accomplished via permitting the cells to decide on a pitcher floor the place they continue to be lengthy adequate to accomplish their a variety of actions lower than stipulations exact for either strategies (for technical information see Methodology). The research of a inhabitants necessitates the examine of a big variety of cells. This prerequisite is met through working the scanning electron micro­ scope at low degrees of magnification, and through the use of tradition chambers for cinematography. it may be argued that the examina­ tion of connected cells excludes a whole SEM survey of a inhabitants, as cells no longer adhering from the outset or changing into indifferent throughout the assorted preparatory steps are misplaced. For this, cinematography proved to be a competent keep an eye on: All mobilephone forms well-known in time-lapse motion pictures have been additionally obvious in scanning electron (SE) micrographs. one other, and extra basic, objection to a dynamic interpretation matters the artificiality of mobile habit on glass. this can be actual, yet doesn't invalidate compara­ tive stories applying this substrate.