Analytical sample preparation is the crucial step of ..... This involves various techniques and equipments.
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Polishing machine Struers Labopol-30
Polishing machine equipped with an autosampler, to prepare embedded sections and surfaces, with a finish at 0,25 µm.
Microtomy
Microtome to prepare cuts of samples, at room temperature, with a thickness in the range 0,5-50 µm.
Cryofracture
Fracture of frozen of samples in liquid nitrogen (-196°C), to prepare sections of soft samples.
Metal Coater Quorum Q150T+
Replacing an old cressington metal coater by a more performant one. Design safer with the glass chamber protected. Better metal coating (thinner grain), improvement of picture quality. Coating thinner (from 8 to 2-4 nm) for most samples. Change of metal from Ir to Pt. More automated coating cycle, shorter, gain in time
