Advanced Micropipette Techniques for Cell Physiology

A Brief History of Micropipette Techniques and Their Applications Early Methods of Fabricating Micropipettes The Brown-Flaming Micropipette Puller: Its Background, Design, and Underlying Principles Techniques for Examining and Measuring Micropipette Tips by Scanning Electron Microscopy Evaluation of Brown-Flaming Micropipette Puller A Theory of Micropipette Tip Formation: Quantitative Prediction and Validation of the Effects of Capillary Wall Thickness upon Tip Size Effects of a Fused Internal Fiber (Omega Dot) upon Micropipette Tips Minimizing Tip Size with Borosilicate Tubing Beveling Micropipette Tips: Techniques and Applications Filling Micropipettes: Techniques and Solutions Advancing Micropipettes through Tissues and into Cells Ancillary Techniques for Conducting Intracellular Research Evaluation of Improved Intracellular Recording Techniques in Vertebrate Photoreceptors Evaluation of Tubing Designs for Intracellular Work The Structure and Properties of Glasses for Fabricating Micropipettes Dual-Channel Micropipettes The Burgeoning Field of Patch Clamping Extension of the Brown-Flaming Micropipette Puller to Patch Clamping and Conveniently Handling Aluminosilicate Glass.