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Sizes |
Thickness Range |
Application |
| Ultra-Wet |
35° |
1.5-4.0mm |
30-200nm |
Soft industrial samples such as metals and polymers; Hard and brittle samples such as semiconductors, superconducting oxides, nanocrystalline ceramics |
| Ultra-Dry |
35° |
1.5-4.0mm |
30-200nm |
Dry sectioning of epoxy or acrylic resin embedded biological samples |
| Ultra Jumbo |
35° |
2.0, 3.0mm |
50-200nm |
Section series for 3D reconstruction, STEM |
| Ultra-Semi |
35° |
3.0 mm |
50-500nm |
Alternating sectioning ultrathin/semithin |
| Ultra Sonic |
35° |
3.0mm |
15-100nm |
Compression-free sections; Best structure preservation; Biological and materials science specimens |
| Ultra ATS |
35° |
3.0mm |
30-200nm |
Placing sections on Si wafers |
| Ultra-AFM |
35° |
2.0, 3.0mm |
15-100nm |
Sample surfacing for AFM |
| Ultra-Wet |
45° |
1.5-4.0mm |
30-200nm |
Routine sectioning of biological materials science specimens |
| Ultra Jumbo |
45° |
2.0, 3.0mm |
50-200nm |
Section series for 3D reconstruction, STEM |
| Cryo |
25° |
3.0mm |
30-150nm |
Frozen hydrated samples (CEMOVIS) |
| Cryo Immuno |
35° |
2.0, 3.0mm |
30-300nm |
Suncrose infiltrated samples (Tokuyasu); Frozen hydrated samples (CEMOVIS) |
| Cryo-Dry |
35° |
1.5-4.0mm |
30-300nm |
Polymers, rubber, paints, etc. |
| Cryo-Wet |
35° |
1.5-4.0mm |
30-300nm |
Wet sectioning of polymers with DMSO/water mixture |
| Cryo-Dry |
45° |
1.5-4.0mm |
30-300nm |
Routine dry cryo sectioning of polymers |
| Cryo-Wet |
45° |
1.5-4.0mm |
30-300nm |
Routine wet cryo sectioning of polymers with DMSO/water mixture |
| Cryo-AFM |
35° |
2.0, 3.0mm |
20-100nm |
Sample planing for AFM imaging |
| Histo |
45° |
4.0, 6.0, 8.0mm |
0.2-2µm |
Sectioning of biological and industrial materials specimens for optical microscopy |
| Histo Jumbo |
45° |
6.0, 8.0mm |
0.2-2µm |
Large boat for serial sectioning |
| Histo-Cryo Dry |
45° |
4.0, 6.0, 8.0mm |
0.2-2µm |
Sectioning of biological and materials specimens for optical microscopy |
| Histo-Cryo Wet |
45° |
4.0, 6.0, 8.0mm |
0.2-2µm |
Wet sectioning of polymers with DMSO/water mixture |
| Trimtool 20 |
20° |
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RT:Trimming of epoxy and acrylic embeddings as well as polymers and non-ferrous metals
Cryo:Trimming of sucrose protected as well as frozen hydrated biological samples and polymers |
| Trimtool 45 |
45° |
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RT:Trimming of epoxy and acrylic embeddings as well as polymers and non-ferrous metals
Cryo:Trimming of sucrose protected as well as frozen hydrated biological samples and polymers |
Static Line II
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Reduction of static charging. |
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