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
RMC Powertome
Featuring:
- Power Tome, high stability, zero back-lash, cutting arm drive system
- High precision, manually operated, knife stage
- Ergonomic photo stereomicroscope system with constant radial focus, eucentric tilt control adjustment & unique “Scan and Tilt” control.
- Numeric & digital displays of number of sections cut, total specimen feed advanced, section thickness, cutting speed and specimen feed remaining
- Built-in hand rests for maximum comfort when specimen trimming and collecting sections
- Bright LED approach backlight with independent LED specimen transillumination/spotlight for specimen localization
- Cutting zone set by unique Visutrac™ control that can be adjusted at any time. Cutting zone can also be set by positioning specimen & touching upper & lower cutting zone icons on the touchscreen or the control buttons on the tactile controller.
- Electronic stepping control for automatic specimen advance/return
- Built-in report generator & data base with specimen parameter recall mode.
- Five memory channels to store frequently used cutting and trimming parameters
- Built-in diagnostic & set-up routines
- Help menu
- HD video package with photo stereozoom microscope, c-mount & camera factory installed
Specifications:
Auto thin sectioning from 1nm
Auto thick sectioning to 15µm
Cutting speed range from 0.1 – 100mm/sec
Specimen auto feed 200µm
Variable return speed over entire cutting speed range
High precision manually operated knife stage with 30mm lateral and 12mm forward motion
100/120/220/240 VAC 50/60Hz power input
Shipping dimensions: One pallet base, tri-wall crate,
840x560x635mm, and one accessory carton 610 x 610 x 610mm
Net weight: 33kg Gross weight: 74kg
For additional information about this piece of equipment, see the Calendars, Contacts, and Fees pages.
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| Manufacturer | RMC Boeckeler |
| Equipment Model | PowerTome PC |
| 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