Macquarie University Microscopy Unit
Faculty of Science

 

 

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Transmission Electron Microscopy

Scanning Electron Microscopy

Laser Scanning Confocal Microscopy

Light Microscopy and digital image capture

Histology

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LEICA EG1140 TISSUE EMBEDDING CENTRE

Paraffin embedding of samples for histology.

 

AMERICAN OPTICAL SPENCER ROTARY MICROTOME 820

Sectioning of paraffin embedded material for histology.

 

STAINING CENTRE

De-paraffinisation and staining of paraffin sections for histology using haeomatoxylin and eosin.

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OmE LARGE SLIDING MICROTOME

Sectioning of hard or large materials, such as wood, stems and bone.

 

JUNG 1140 AUTOCUT MICROTOME

Universal automated microtome equipped with stereo microscope. For sectioning resin-embedded and paraffin-embedded materials. Modified for use with glass knives in addition to disposable steel knives and tungsten carbide knives.