CryoLO - CryoTEM sample preparation

MM3A-EM micromanipulator

• Length: 62.1 mm

• Width: 20.4 mm

• Height: 25.4 mm

• Resolution A: 7 nrad (0.5 nm)
  Resolution B: 7 nrad (0.2 nm)
  Resolution C: < 0.05 nm

• Lowest pressure: 10⁻⁷ mbar

• Material: Stainless steel, aluminium

• A = left / right    B = up / down    C = in / out

cryo-MGS microgripper

• Total length: 28 mm

• Tip length: 5 mm

• Height: 5 mm

• Gripping area: (5 to 10 µm)²

• Resolution: 20 nm

• Gripping force: 5 µN to 5000 µN (variable)

• Maximum span range: 20 to 40 µm

• Temperature range: 77 K to 353 K

• Lowest pressure: 10⁻⁷ mbar

Included Accessories

• iLO control software

• Mounting kit

All technical specifications are approximate. Due to continuous development, we reserve the right to change specifications without notice.

Unique solution for cryo TEM sample preparation

• Simple, gentle grip for retrieving samples

• No need for water vapour injection

• Interfacing solutions for most microscopes and cryo systems

• Fast setup and removal

Clear and simple

• Result-oriented operation and increased throughput

• Intuitive control software

• User-friendly and easy to learn

• Compact, stand-alone electronics with PC interface

Robust and stable

• Compact construction delivers higher resonance frequencies

• Excellent stability

• Low drift (1 nm/min)

• Reliable operation (one year endurance test)

• Virtually insusceptible to vibrations

Fast and precise

• No backlash or reversal play

• Sub-nanometer resolution (0.25 nm)

• No "blind axis" like with cartesian systems

• Integrated coarse and fine displacement in one drive