Specimen Preparation Laboratory

A complete specimen preparation laboratory is available for transmission electron microscopy (TEM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), atomic force microscopy (AFM), confocal laser scanning light microscopy (CLSM) and routine light microscopy. The laboratory contains an assortment of equipment as outlined in categories below.

Microscopes

Electron Microscopes

• Philips XL 30 Envirnomental Scanning Electron Micorscope (ESEM)
• JEOL JEM1200EX II transmission electron microscope with AMT CCD Imaging System

Confocal Laser Scanning Light Microscope

• Nikon Eclipse E800 Confocal Microscope with Nikon a Nikon Digital Camera DXM1200F

Light Microscopes

• Nikon Labphot Light Microscope
• Spot RT Slider Color Digital Camera Equipped Nikon Optiphot Photomicroscope
• Olympus Light Photomicroscope with bright field and dark field optics
• Olympus Stereo Microscope with camera stand and fiber optics light source
• Olympus BH Bright Field Microscope

Atomic Force Microscope

• Veeco Metrology Digital Instruments 3100 Atomic Force Microscope (AFM)
• Veeco Metrology Digital Instruments Bioscope

Life Sciences Preparation Equipment

• 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
• -20°C Freezer
• -80°C Freezer
• standard refrigerators
• pH meters

Material Sciences Preparation Equipment

• 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

Histology Laboratory

• 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

Biochemistry Laboratory Equipment

• Fisher Scientific Rad Prep Cell Model 491
• Fisher Scientific Biotech Gel Dryer Vacuum System Hoefer Scientific Instruments HIS Eletrophesis Unit
• Perkin Elmer PCR System 200
• E-C Apparatus Corporation EC105-GThermo Spectronic Genesys 20
• Eppendorf Centrifuges Model 5415C
• VWR Temperature Control Water Bath
• Precision Scientific Temperature Control Water Bath

Electron Microscopy Laboratory

Ultramicrotomes and Knifebreaker

• 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