Leica ECM UC7 Cyro-Microtome

Model: 
ECM UC7 Cyro-Microtome
Manufacturer: 
Leica ECM UC7 Cyro-Microtome

The equipment allows wet biological samples to be vitrified and microtomed, ready for visualisation in a transmission electron microscope. In this way samples suffer no loss of structural integrity, prior to subsequent processing. 

Condition: 
New
Category: 
Other
Disciplines: 
Chemical Engineering, Physics, Polymers, Structural Biology
Life Expectancy: 
10years
Location
Department: 
Centre for Imaging and Analysis
Building: 
New Engineering
1 Madiba Circle, Rondebosch
Upper Campus
Cape Town
7701

Contact Person/s

Name: Prof BT Sewell
Phone: +27 21-650-2817
Email: trevor.sewell@uct.ac.za
Estimated Cost and Availability
Internal: 
R50
External: 
R50
Private Sector: 
R100

Grantholder

Title: Prof
First Name: BT
Last Name: Sewell
Phone: +27 21-650-2817
Email: trevor.sewell@uct.ac.za
Funding Information
Equipment Price: 
R1,470,475
Year of Acquisition: 
2012