Microscopy Sample Preparation
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Stellenbosch Campus: |
| Leica CM1860 UV Cryostat Location: Mike de Vries building, Merrimen Avenue, Room 2024
- UV disinfection and AgProtect nano-silver coating
- Peltier cooling system: quick sample cooling to -40°C
- Sectioning thickness range: 1 µm – 100 µm
- Cryochamber Temperature control: 0 to -35 °C
- Premium blade holder for high and low profile disposable blades.
- Freestanding cryostat with encapsulated, splash-proof microtome.
- Spacious, stainless-steel cryochamber with antiglare illumination.
- Heated, removable sliding window.
Function and Purpose: With the Leica CM1860 UV Cryostat cryopreserved samples can be sectioned with precision into thin sections ranging from 1-100 µm for mounting onto microscope slides. The cryostat can operate in a temperature range from 0°C to -35°C, allowing for sectioning of a wide variety of samples while preserving biological integrity. The UV disinfection and AgProtect nano-silver coating allows for the safe sectioning of infectious samples.
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Quorum Q150T E carbon sputter coater
Location: Chamber of Mines Building
- Carbon sputter coater/metal evaporator
- Uses two 1/8 x12” carbon rods
- Thickness: 15 nm
- Vaccuum: 5x10-3 mbar
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Leica EM ACE200 gold coater
Location: Chamber of Mines Building
- Vaccuum: Ultimate Vaccuum smaller or equal to 7 x 10-3 mbar
- Thickness per coating: 10nm
- Sputter coating, directional, Glow discharge
- Can be configured as a Carbon coater
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Tygerberg Campus:
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Tousimis Autosamdri-931 Critical Point Dryer
Location: BMRI
South, room 2107
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| Denton Sputter Coater Location: BMRI South, room 2107
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