The Leica UC7/FC7 is a state-of-the art Cryo-Ultramicrotome capable of sectioning samples at ambient temperature down to temperatures as low as -180 C
The FC7 cryo attachment is equipped with an anti-static device and a micromanipulator to assist the user to transfer delicate cryogenic thin sections to the EM grid
It can be used for sectioning high-pressure frozen specimens or soft matter samples, e.g. polymers and hydrogels, for imaging with cryo-TEM and cryo-SEM.
The thickness of sections can be adjusted from tens of nanometers to up to 15 micrometers.
Superior optics and illumination assist in challenging ultramicrotomy techniques such as serial sectioning or en face sectioning of cell monolayers.
