The facility provides histological microscopes for colourimetric imaging. We also have additional equipment for the sectioning, preservation and processing of specimens.
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 µm (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 µm
1 to 10 µm in 1 µm increments
10 to 20 µm in 2 µm increments
20 to 60 µm in 5 µm increments
specimen retraction: approx. 40 µm, can be deactivated
vertical stroke: 70 mm
trim settings: 10 µm, 30 µm
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.
