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Integrated Microscopy Center

Primary Equipment

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Primary Equipment image

  • FEI Environmental Scanning Microscope with an EDAX energy dispersive X-ray system
  • JOEL JEM 1200EX II Transmission Electron Microscope
  • Phillips 201 Transmission Electron Microscope
  • Atomic Force Microscope with Digital Instrument NanoScope IIIa scanning probe and a Digital Instrument Bioscope
  • Nikon Laser Scanning Confocal Microscope

Ancillary Equipment

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Ancillary Equipment image

  • Darkroom
  • Specimen Preparation Laboratory
  • Microtomy Laboratory
  • Histology Laboratory
  • Miscellaneous Equipment
  • Computers, Scanners, Printers, Digital Camera, Slide Converter, polishing system, plasma cleaner, dimpling grinder, ultrasonic disc cutter…

Technical Expertise

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Technical Expertise image

  • TEM (Biological and Physical)
  • SEM (Environmental, Standard, X-ray, and Microanalysis)
  • Confocal Microscopy
  • Atomic Force Microscopy
  • Light Microscopy (Standard, Fluorescent, and Digital)
  • Immunoctyochemistry
  • Metal Thinning for TEM
  • Cryostat Sectioning
  • High Pressure Freezing
  • Tissue Embedding (Paraffin and Plastic)
  • Negative Staining
  • Autoradiography
  • Photography (Silver-grain and digital)

Contact Information

Further information on use of the Integrated Microscopy Center, including fee schedules, can be obtained by contacting:

Ms. Sharon Frase
Coordinator

Office: (901) 678-2034

Fax: (901) 678-4457

E-mail: sfrase@memphis.edu

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