Sample preparation equipment

Our sample preparation equipment have a range of impressive capabilities.

Coating and drying

  • Emitech K950X carbon coater
  • Quorum Q150T Sputter coater (Au/Pd, Au and Pt targets available)
  • Quorum K850 critical point dryer.

Processing

  • Pelco Biowave.

Ultramicrotomes

  • 2x Leica UC6 microtomes with FC6 cryochambers allowing RT resin or cryo-sectioning.

Cryo-preparation

  • Leica EMPACT2 high pressure freezer with rapid transfer system enabling reproducible vitreous freezing and correlative light and electron microscopy
  • FEI Vitrobot; automated vitrification system
  • Leica AFS2 freeze substitution apparatus with Leica FSP automatic processing system.

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