Rotary Microtome for Paraffin Sectioning

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Company:

Thermo scientific

Product Name:

Epredia HM325 rotary microtome

Catalog Number:

23-900-668

HM325 rotary microtome from thermo scientific is one of the user friendly paraffin sectioning instrument. The tissue block holding stage, trim button and knife holder as simple and sturdy as the standard leica microtome in addition to that it also features a digital section counter. Unlike Leica microtome, the angle of the knife holder can be adjusted along with the stage angle to obtain the desired sagittal of coronal section.

Experimental Design and Results Summary

Application

Histological sectioning of paraffin blocked tissues

Tips

Please ensure that all safety barricades (knife gate and hand wheel locks) are in place when the instrument is not in use.

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Summary

The Good

Fairly straight forward and user friendly

The Bad

some users may feel uncomfortable with the adjustable knife holding angle.

The Bottom Line

An user friendly microtome just like Leica.

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