Sample Preparation

Personnel and equipment are available to prepare specimen for transmission and scanning electron microscopy, material sciences, confocal laser scanning light microscopy, and histology.

Equipment for sample preparation for transmission electron microscopy:

• Reichert Jung Ultracut E Ultramicrotome with Cryo Ultramicrotome  
  Attachment

• Leica Ultracut UCT Yltramicrotome with LEICA EM FCS Cryo Unit Attachment

• LKB 2178 Knife Maker II

• Dupont Instruments Sorvall Instrument Knifemaker

Equipment for sample preparation for scanning electron microscopy:

• Tousimis Samdri 790 Critical Point Drying Apparatus

• EMS 550 Sputter Coating Device

• Balzers HPM 010 High Pressure Freezing Apparatus

• Balzers FSU 010 Freeze Substitution Unit

• Balzers 301 Freeze Etch Apparatus

• Edwards Auto 306 Vacuum Coater

Equipment for sample preparation for material sciences

• Fischione Instruments Specimen Thickness Model 150 Milling
  Grinder

• Fischione Instruments Plasma Cleaner Model 1020

• Fischione Instruments Low Angle Milling and Polishing System Model 1010

• Buehler Isomet Low Speed Saw

• Buehler Economet 3 Variable Speed Grinder Polisher

• EXART Technologies, Inc. Block Drying, Reinfiltration and
  Polymerization Device Model 530

• Plasma Cleaner

• Ultrasonic Disc Cutter

• Polisher

• Argon-etcher

Equipment for histology

• Microm HM 360 Paraffin Microtome

• Leica RM 2155 rotary Microtome

• Shadnon Cro-Microtome

• Pelco Laboratory Microwave System Model 3451

• Leica Auto Tissue Processor Model ASP 1300

• Leica Tissue Embedding Station Model EG 1160

• Lipshaw Tissue Embedding Station

• Pelco Microwave System Model 3451

• Bird Tissue Saw Model 1433

• EXAKT Technologies, Inc. Biomaterials Cutting/Grinding
  Apparatus

• Fisher Scientific Isotemp Incubator