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.