Equipment
Listed below are the major microscopes, ancillary equipment, and facilities available to users of the Microscopy Suite. Click the equipment name for more information on each piece of equipment.
Please be aware that the ITG staff cannot respond to questions about particular pieces of equipment or software packages unless those questions are related to research conducted in the ITG laboratories. The ITG does not sell, lease, or distribute equipment or software, save that clearly marked as developed by the ITG.
Equipment
High Pressure Freezing
Features of the High Pressure Freezer HPM 010:
- Freezing of specimens up to 200 µm thickness and 2 mm diameter without visible ice crystal damage
- No need for Cryoprotectants
- Cryofixation of suspensions, monolayer cell cultures and tissue
- Short handling time before freezing
- Reproducible freezing
- Easy one button operation
- Large base of application know-how available
For additional information about this piece of equipment, see the Calendars, Contacts, and Fees pages.
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| Secondary Contacts |
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| Manufacturer | Abra |
| Equipment Model | HPM 010 |
| Location | B606D |
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Facilities
Wet Lab - B612
Bench space, fume hood, some chemicals and solvents, dual source metal evaporator, pH meter, dissecting scope, microbalance, glow discharge system, reverse osmosis water purification system, sonicator, sputter coater, critical point dryer, low speed bone saw, osmium plasma coater, and other equipment.
BL-2 Lab - B420
Bench space, biosafety cabinet for sample manipulations, centrifuge, and two incubators for short-term sample storage.
Microscopy Suite
405 North Mathews Avenue, Urbana, IL
61801 USA
(217) 300-0566