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University of Wyoming

 Major equipment

Transmission Electron Microscope (Hitachi H-7000)

     * Accelerating voltage: 25 – 125 kV

    * Magnification: 50X – 600,000X

    * Resolution: 2.04 Å (lattice image)

    * Applicable to both biological and physical science specimens

    * 4K by 4K cooled CCD digital camera (Gatan)

Confocal Laser Scanning Microscope (Leica TCS SP2)

    * Inverted Leica DM IRB microscope with a mountable  

    * Heating stage for living cell observation or time-lapse acquisition 

    * Laser lines: Ar/Arkr: 458nm/488mm;

                         GreNe: 543nm;

                         HeNe:  633nm

 

Epi-fluorescence Microscope (Nikon TE 300)

    * Motorized XYZ stage

    * Low light sensitive digital camera (Cascade F512)

    * MetaMorph software for image acquisition and imaging analysis

 

Satellite Facility (located in AS/MB complex room 105)

Olympus BX 51 microscope with:

    * Motorized XYZ stage

   * QED software for image acquisition

   * ImagePro for image analysis

 

High Performance Raman Microscope [more info]

Microscope Features

  • Olympus BX51
  • Automated XYZ stage
  • Digital imaging with Olympus Q Color digital camera
  • Diffraction-limited imaging and spectroscopy

Raman Features

  • 785 nm laser Raman module
  • Spectral range 200cm-1 to 2000cm-1
  • Laser power control

Tabletop Scanning Electron Microscope [more info]

■ Magnification:  20 ~ 10,000×

■ Accelerating voltage: 15kV (fixed)

■ Observation mode: Standard mode and charge-up reduction mode

■ Specimen traverse X:15 mm, Y:18 mm

■ Maximum sample size: 70mm in diameter

■ Maximum sample thickness: 20mm

 

Other equipment

   · Ultramicrotome (MRC-MTXL)

   · Cryostats (CompPro 3000)

   · Glass knife maker

   · Critical point dryer

   · Sputter coater

   · EMS-002 Rapid Immersion Freezer

   · Microwave for tissue processing

   · High quality color printer