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Core of the Month: Eyring Materials Center
The Eyring Materials Center and Life Science Electron Microscopy facility recently upgraded their resources for electron microscopy.
Thermofisher Talos L120C Transmission Electron Microscope
In August, the Thermofisher Talos L120C transmission electron microscope went online, allowing imaging of thin section (<100 nm) samples in resin or nanoparticles and small molecules at either ambient or cryotemperatures. The Talos can run at voltages between 60 and 120kV and features a low-dose mode to reduce beam damage in delicate samples.
Leica Ice High Pressure Freezer
The new Leica Ice High Pressure Freezer, installed in November, is an efficient, user-friendly system which can high-pressure freeze a wide variety of samples such as adherent cells or cell suspensions, in rapid succession.
News & Events
Core Facilities state-of-the-art equipment
The university's Core Research Facilities offer state-of-the-art equipment available for public use. Click the title above to learn more about the potential and opportunities this research lab can provide for your future!
Fanuc Robocut C400IC Wire EDM
We here at the Instrument Design Fabrication core research facility are very excited to announce that the order for our Fanuc Robocut C4400IC wire EDM has arrived! Special thanks to Hunter Machine Moving for the careful placement of our machine and also to Methods Machine Tools for helping us order the right equipment for our in-house machine shop needs.
Publications
Hydrogel Injection Molding to Generate Complex Encapsulation Geometries
Hydrogel injection molding capitalizes on the reproducibility, efficiency, and scalability of the injection molding process, and we adapt this technique to biofabrication using a library of natural and synthetic hydrogels with varied crosslinking chemistries and kinetics.
Core Fun Facts: Philips EM100
ASU's first electron microscope, the Philips EM100, installed in 1962, had a resolution of 80,000x magnification and 15 A (angstroms). Today our aberration-corrected TEMs can achieve a resolution of 0.7 A.