Diaper compound may expand power of microscopes

VIDEO: Watch MIT scientists tell the story of expansion microscopy: a process that enlarges cell structures, allowing scientists to take nanoscale pictures of healthy and disease tissue throughout the body using... view more Pour, mix, set, add water and voila: highly detailed images of the inside of cells. A study, partially funded by the National Institutes of Health, showed that a modified form of the superabsorbent chemical used in disposable diapers can expand brain structures to four and a half times their original size.

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