This book comprises the proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Asia-Pacific Microscopy Conference (APMC12) focusing on emerging opportunities and challenges in the field of materials sciences, life sciences and microscopy techniques. The contents of this volume include papers on aberration corrected TEM & STEM, SEM ¿ FIB, ion beam microscopy, electron diffraction & crystallography, microscopy and imaging associated with bio-nanotechnology, medical applications, host-pathogen interaction, etc. This book will be beneficial to researchers, educators, and practitioners alike.

Comprises select peer-reviewed proceedings of the international conference APMC 2020

Electron Microscopy: An important tool for preparation and characterization of asymmetric ceramic-polymer composite nanofiltration membrane.- Development of thin aluminide coatings on Alloy 800 substrate.- Efficiency of the Solid Oxide Cell (SOC) using Nanocrystalline Mixed Ionic and Electronic Conducting (MIEC) Oxides as Air Electrode Materials in Conjunction with Doped-Ceria based Interlayers.- Role of second phase particles on in-situ deformation of an AZ80 Mg alloy.- Growth of Spheroidal Silicon Carbide by Arc Plasma Treatment.- TEM Studies of Segregation in a Ge-Sb-Te Alloy during Heating.- Microstructural Attributes to the Stability of 'Brass'-Texture during Cold Rolling of AA7010 High Strength Aluminium Alloy.- Cryo-EM structure of rotavirus VP3 reveals novel insights into its role in RNA capping and endogenous transcription.- Structural biology research in India: A thriving cryo-EM community heralds a new era.