USS-MCT001

Hand Microtome (each)

Easy to use, this microtome lets you cut sections to 10 microns. Equipped with a clamping mechanism for securing various shapes and sizes of objects. Supplied in a cardboard storage box and includes a tempered steel razor knife. Includes instructions for use.

The Bare-Handed Microtome is designed for use in introductory biology and histology work. It is capable of slicing micro thin sections as thin as 0.01mm (10 microns). It consists of a piston screwed into a tube whose free end is fixed into a flat plate serving as a stage. The knurled base at the bottom of the instrument moves the piston up or down the central tube when rotated. The specimen is fixed on the flat top of the piston and sections are cut by drawing a razor over the upper flat surface of the instrument. The piston has a clamping mechanism for securing objects of different shapes and sizes. The instrument is graduated in 10-micron (0.01mm) increments. If a sample is initially cut at the zero graduated mark, rotating the base from 0 to 1 will raise the piston 100 micron (0.10mm). Taking a slice at this position will produce a 100 micron (0.10mm) section. It follows that each complete turn of the base will produce a 500 micron (0.50mm section).