Equipment

Transmission Electron Microscopes

Cameras/detectors:Ìý Gatan K2 Summit (4k) direct electron detector, Gatan OneView IS (4k) CCD

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  • Cameras/detectors:Ìý Gatan K3 (4k) direct electron detector, Gatan US4000 (4k) CCD

    ´¡±è±è±ô¾±³¦²¹³Ù¾±´Ç²Ô²õ:ÌýÌýPlastic/thick section electron tomography & Cryo-electron tomography, CryoTEM, single particle analysis screening and data acquisition

Cameras/detectors:Ìý AMT 2k x 2k side-mounted CCD Ìý(fast scanning), FEI Eagle 4k x 4k CCD (higher resoltuion)

Applications:Ìý plastic/thin section imaging, immunoEM, negative stain imaging, nanoparticles/material samples

Other MicroscopicÌýEquipment

Inspect cryo-stage for use in cryo Correlative Light Electron Microscopy (CLEM) as well as live-cell imaging prior to fixation.

Sample Preparation Equipment

Cryofixation tool capable of generating specimens for cryo-sectioning, freeze-substitution and freeze-etching.

Other Sample Preparation Equipment

Leica Automatic Freeze-Substitution Systems (AFS)

Plunge freezers:

  • FEI Vitrobot Mark IV
  • Manual plunge freezer (custom design)

Ultramicrotomes:

  • Leica Ultracut UCT (plastic)
  • Leica UC6

Electron Microscopy Sciences Carbon Evaporator

EMITEC Glow Discharge Unit

Computer Work Stations:

  • SPA processing
  • Electron tomography processing

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