| Specimen Preparation |
| Gatan Precision Ion Polishing System (Model 691) |
| Specimen monitoring optical microscope, penning gun, beam modulation, Gatan patented DuoPost specimen holder, standard specimen holder |
| Two individual adjustable ion guns, accelerating voltage adjustable from 1.5 to 5 kV, sample rotation variable from 1 to 6 rpm, specimen exchange time less than 30 s, milling angle adjustable from -10o to +10o, ion current density 10 mA/cm 2 peak, spot size 300 um to 800 um |
| It provides high milling rates at shallow angles. It is equipped with CCD imaging system for real-time video imaging |
| Fishchione plasma cleaner (Model 1020) |
| bright field STEM/ dark field STEMPlasma, 25%O2 in Ar, oil-free vacuum system |
| Easy to use, no damage to specimen, cleaning of both TEM and SEM specimen, preventing of contamination |
| PELCO 91000 sputter coater |
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Plasma, coating, Au-Pd target |
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Improvement of specimen conductivity |
| LADD critical point dryer |
| Carbon dioxide liquid, critical point of liquid and gas |
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dehydrates biological specimens for scanning electron microscopy while preserving the structure of the tissue |
| High Tech Products, INC., TechPrep Precision Polishing Machine (Allied) |
| Automatic sample rotation with 8 speeds |
| Provides excellent precision polishing ability |