Histology microscopes

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About the Histology microscopes

The facility provides histological microscopes for colourimetric imaging. We also have additional equipment for the sectioning, preservation and processing of specimens.

Preparation room

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tissue culture equipment,
specimen storage solutions
histology prep equipment

Part of: Imaging and microscopy centre

Technical specification

Nikon E400

Modality: Brightfield Transmitted light

Modification, numerical aperture and immersion

4x, 0.13, air
10x, 0.3, air
20x, 0.5, air
40x, 0.75, air

Detector: QImaging Retiga 2000R CCD colour camera 1600 x 1200 pixels.

Specimen format: Standard glass slide

Leica CM 1860 UV cryostat

section thickness - 1-100 ?m (micrometres)
total specimen feed - 25 mm (milimetres)
vertical stroke
max specimen size - 55 x 55 mm
UV disinfection - yes
temperature range - 0 to -35°C

Leica 3050S Cryostat

temperature setting range: 0°C to -40°C
maximum specimen size: 40x 55 mm
section thickness setting: 0.5μm to 300μm
trimming: 5 to 150 μm ± 0,5 μm in steps of 5, 10, 30, 50, 100 and 150 μm
motorized coarse feed at two speeds: 500 μm/s and 1,000 μm/s
horizontal specimen feed: 25 mm
vertical specimen stroke: 59 mm
specimen retraction: 50 pm
specimen precision orientation by 8° (x/y/z axis)
UV disinfection – No

Cutting speed and range

0.1 mm/s to 170 mm/s, 0.1 mm/s to 100 mm/s, Vmax: 210 mm/s

Leica TP1020 Tissue Processor

The Leica TP1020 is an automatic tissue processor. It is used for the fixation, dehydration and infiltration of histological tissue samples with fixatives, alcohol, solvents and paraffin wax. The processor is made up of 12 reagent stations that are used to hold various concentrations of solvents, HistoClear and paraffin wax. Stations 11 and 12 are heated, temperature-controlled wax baths that can be filled with either wax pellets or molten paraffin wax.

wax baths – 2 (3 optional)
wax baths capacity – 1.8 litres
wax baths temperature range - 45°C to 65°C
standard tissue basket capacity – Max 100 cassettes
excess temperature cut-out - 75 °C ± 4 °C
reagent containers – 10 (9)
reagent container capacity – 1.8 litres
standard tissue basket - 1 (2 optional)
number of programs – 9, freely selectable
programmable infiltration time per station – 99h 59 min
delayed start – 9 days
drain time – 60 s

Leica RM2235 Manual Rotary Microtome

section thickness setting: 1.0 – 60 ?m
1 to 10 ?m in 1 ?m increments
10 to 20 ?m in 2 ?m increments
20 to 60 ?m in 5 ?m increments
specimen retraction: approx. 40 ?m, can be deactivated
vertical stroke: 70 mm
trim settings: 10 ?m, 30 ?m
horizontal specimen feed: approx. 30 mm / 1.18 inches
vertical stroke: 70 mm / 2.76 inches
maximum specimen size: 45 x 50 mm / 1.77 x 1.97 inches

Leica EG1150 H Paraffin Embedding Station

The Leica EG1150 H is a modern paraffin embedding station with microprocessor control system. It is designed for embedding histological tissue specimens in molten paraffin for use in pathology laboratories and only for the following tasks:

melt solid paraffin for sample embedding and maintain the molten paraffin at the required temperature.
pour paraffin into embedding moulds where the specimens are placed.
heat and maintain the temperatures of embedding cassettes with specimens and moulds as well as the required forceps.
paraffin reservoir – approx. 3L
cassette tray – approx. 100 cassettes
embedding mould tray – approx. 50 embedding moulds