EMU Specimen Preparation Equipment

The EMU specimen preparation suite includes equipment designed for specimen preparation for microscopy, in addition to basic lab equipment. For training or access to any of these pieces of equipment, please speak to EMU staff.

 

Equipment type/purpose

 

Ion milling

Gatan PIPS Model 695

 

Hitachi IM4000 Ion Milling System

Coater

Leica ACE600 sputter coater

 

Emitech K550x Gold sputter coater

 

Emitech K575x Pt sputter coater

 

Emitech K575x with Evaporative Carbon coating accessory

 

JEOL JEE-420 Evaporative coater

 

DCT Desktop Carbon coater

Ultramicrotome

Leica EM UC6 Ultramicrotome

 

Leica EM FC6 Cryo-ultramicrotome

 

Reichert Ultracut S ultramicrotome

Light microscope

Leica S6E Stereo Microscope

 

Olympus BX-41 Transmitted Light Microscope

 

Leica M420 Photomacroscope

 

3 x Leica S6E Stereo microscope

Biomedical specimen preparation

Tousimis Autosamdri-815 Critical Point Dryer

 

Pelco Biowave Pro+

 

Leica EM GP Grid Plunger

 

Thermo Scientific Fresco21 centrifuge

 

Leica KMR2 Glass Knifemaker

 

Leica EM-MP Multiplate

 

Clinilab SEM Mini-Incubator

 

2 x Pelco easiGlow Glow Discharge Unit

Materials specimen preparation

Buehler IsoMet 1000 Precision Saw

 

Struers LaboPol 5

 

Struers Secotom-10 Saw

 

S.E.M vacuum oven

 

Ultrasonics Ultrasonicator

 

GATAN model 656 dimple grinder

 

Tripod polisher

 

Hitachi ZoneSEM