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Instruments

EquipmentRoomImageDescription/Application
Hitachi HT7800 120kV Transmission Electron Microscope
  • routine thin section analysis
  • Correlative Light and Electron Microscopy
Jeol 1400 Flash 120kV Transmission Electron Microscope

  • routine thin section analysis
  • EDS
Leica UC6 Ultramicrotome1050A
  • semi thin and ultra thin sectioning of resin blocks
Leica UC7 FC7 Cryo-ultramicrotome1050C
  • semi thin and ultra thin sectioning of Tokuyasu sections
Leica IGL Immunogold Labeller1050B
  • automatic immuno labelling of ultra thin sections on grids
FEI Vitrobot Mark IV1050C
  • plunge freezing device for cryo-thin films
Leica EMPACT High Pressure Freezer1050C
  • freezing of biological samples under high pressure
  • cell monolayers on sapphire discs, micro biopsies, cell pellets
Leica AFS1050C
  • freeze substitution unit
  • processes high pressure frozen samples for embedding in resin blocks
  • used for processing when osmium is involved
Leica AFS21050C
  • freeze substitution unit
  • processes high pressure frozen samples for embedding in resin blocks
  • has a robotic arm for automatic solution changes
Carbon coater
  • coats samples in a thin layer of carbon
  • can also be used as a glow discharge unit and a sputter coater
PELCO EasiGlow Glow Discharge1050A
  • changes the charge of a specimen from hydrophobic to hydrophilic