Specimen preparation for Serial Block Face SEM (SBEM) and other volume EM (vEM) methods (e.g., FIB-SEM), requires multi-day protocols to provide the necessary very extensive heavy metal staining. The mPrep ASP automates these protocols and executes them in much less time....
Processing tissue for SEM can be tedious. There is potential for specimen damage due to contact with labware and critical point dryers. Orienting and mounting brittle CPD prepared tissues is challenging. With mPrep/s capsules specimens are protected and can be oriented prior to CPD processing....
Multiple cryogenic manipulations are required to rapidly freeze and orient tissue specimens for cryo-facing and SEM. With mPrep/s capsules, tissue samples are oriented prior to freezing and secured in the capsule through cryo-facing and SEM mounting. ...
Embedding and orienting polymers for cross sectioning is challenging: Particles are difficult to entrap and orienting fibers and films is time consuming. With mPrep/s capsules particles are easily entrapped, and fibers or films are oriented in seconds using the mPrep Workstation. Once loaded in mPrep/s...