Slice Viability Graph for Compresstome™
Slices were prepared with rat brain aged from P18 to P30. (Courtesy of Drs. J.H. Ye and C.Xiao in Dept. Anesthesiology of UMDNJ)
Compresstome™ VF-300 Oscillo-Sliding Fully Automatic Microtome
The Compresstome™ Vf-300 microtome is the fully automated version of the VF-200. Its digital dial provides a much more precise thickness adjustment. It also provides a fully automated cutting environment that will allow you to continuously cut smooth and thin slices with the exact same thickness. The VF-300 is great for cutting large quantities of fresh slices for tissue culture or electrophysiology experiments.
Doubling the Slice Viability
As shown in the figure of this page, the Compresstome™ VF-300 more than doubles the slice viability of an ordinary vibra-slicer. This is true even for large neuron such as the Purkinje neuron and dense fiber tissues such as the brain stem. The Compresstome™ VF-300 is a versatile slicer that can be used for several different experiments:
* Electrophysiology : The VF-300 produces best quality brain slices which outperforms existing high-end vibrating slicers at a cheaper price.
* Immunohistochemistry : The VF-300 can slice fixed tissues to slices as thin as 10 microns without the need for freezing.
Acute Adult Brain Slice
Healthy adult brain slices can be routinely obtained with Compresstome™ VF-200 and VF-300.
18 month mouse cortex
24 month mouse cortex
* Images courtesy of Dr. Jonathan Ting of Duke/MIT
Technical specs
- Advance Speed: 0-20 mm / s, adjustable
- Return Speed: 20 mm / s, fixed
- Vibration Frequency: 0-20 Hz, adjustable
- Vibration Amplitude: 2 mm, fixed
- Z-axis Vibration: < 2 µm
- Blade: double edge razor blade
- Cutting Angle: 13 o fixed (standard)
- Thickness Adjustment: digital adjustment, automatic
- Micrometer Resolution: 1 µm / step
- Maximum Tissue Diameter: 12.5 mm (standard tube), 15.5 mm (large tube), 6 mm (small tube)
- Maximum Tissue Length: 25 mm
- Minimum Slice Thickness: 7 µm
- Cutting Mode: single/continue selectable
- Bath : 140 x 60 x 30 mm
- Power Source: DC 13-15 V
- Power Consumption: 4 W
- Dimension ( L x W x H ): 330 x 240 x 190 mm
- Weight: 7 kg
Technical specs may be changed without notice.
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