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
Leica EM ACE600
Sputter coater for high-resolution small-grain sample coatings. Can deposit extremely thin Au, Au/Pd, Cr, Al, or Pt films of reproducible thickness, which are required for high-resolution SEM imaging. Because of the better vacuum from the turbo-pump vacuum system, it can produce much finer grain films than standard sputter coating systems. For other purposes, it has a carbon thread type carbon deposition capability and can deposit films as thin as a few nm. Unit also has the ability to generate a glow-discharge for cleaning and hydrophilizing sample surfaces. Large sample chamber allows coating or treating many samples at once. Once appropriate preparation conditions are determined, automated procedures of the unit allow for reproducible results.
For additional information about this piece of equipment, see the Calendars, Contacts, and Fees pages.
| Primary Contacts | |
|---|---|
| Secondary Contacts | |
| Manufacturer | Leica |
| Equipment Model | EM ACE600 |
| Location | B650 R |
| Phone Numbers | (217) 265-5071 |
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