ATUMtome

The ATUMtome tape collection system is a unique system for collecting sections on a continious tape. Typically, a resin-embedded specimen is used
on the ultramicrotome to cut serial sections that then float on a surface of the water in the diamond knife trough. The ATUMtome moves a continuous ribbon of tape through this water through, automatically removing the serial sections from the water surface in sequence.

After the sections are collected, the tape is mounted onto a silicon wafer substrate or glass slides. The sections are now ready for imaging with a scanning electron microscope or via other microscopy techniques.

The New Standard in 3D Reconstruction Sample Preparation

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Key Features and Benefits

♦ High Resolution Array Tomography of Biological and Materials

Samples.

♦ Thousands of ultra-thin sections with a thickness of 30nm can be

automatically collected for EM imaging and subsequent 3-D

reconstruction

♦ Non-destructive preparation; sections can be reviewed may times at

varying magnification

Applications

♦ Neuroscience Research

♦ Biological Systems

♦ Materials Science

About RMC Boeckeler

Boeckeler Instruments Inc. engineers sample preparation equipment for nanoscale research, under the RMC Boeckeler brand. Their solutions are employed in the advancement of a broad range of areas, with special emphasis in sample preparation for 3D electron microscopy solutions.