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Hard Tissue Laboratory

Polycut E/ Ultramiller, Leica SM2500 E



Function/capability:

  • With the ultramiller installed, it can produce highly smooth surface or section up to 30 um thin, for extremely hard specimens such as tooth and bone etc.
  • With the ultramiller head uninstalled, different type of knife holders and knife can be installed instead to become a microtome for sectioning large and hard specimens.
  • Centralized control panel for both ultramilling and Polycut sectioning.
  • The speed of miller rotation can be varied for different type of specimens.
  • A built-in fitting connected to a vacuum cleaner removes the dust coming out from the ultramiller.

Related information sources:

Technician responsible:

  • Mr Chui Ying Yip

 

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