[Histonet] cryostat design

2014-03-05 Thread Kolman, Kimberly D.
Hello all; Is anyone aware of a cryostat design in which the microtome cabinet would sit at bench level? In other words, it would function like any regular bench microtome but be housed in a cold cabinet like a cryostat? This would enable the operator to work in a desk position instead of

Re: [Histonet] cryostat design

2014-03-05 Thread Alan Bright
Dear Kim, Yes the Starlet cryostat made by Bright Instrument Company, it is in a small bench level cabinet as there is no other way of achieving good results on the refrigeration. Apart from freezing microtones which were highly inefficient on retrieving good quality thin sections. Hope this