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Facility and Equipment

The Imaging Histology Core Facility (IHCF) is a multi-user service center located in room 103 of the Wettaw building. The IHCF has been serving the Flagstaff community for more than 40 years, and houses multiple high-powered microscopes, ancillary equipment, and histological equipment to meet the diverse research needs of university faculty, students, and industry partners.

The IHCF is equipped with a scanning electron microscope, transmission electron microscope, and a confocal microscope as well as specimen preparation areas.

Electron microscopes

  • Zeiss Supra 40VP field emission scanning electron microscope (SEM)
    • Backscattered electron detectors-AsB and Robinson
    • Secondary electron detectors-Everhart Thornley and InLens
    • Variable pressure analysis of non-conducting and wet specimens
    • Thermo Scientific UltraDry energy dispersive x-ray spectrometer (EDS)
    • Thermo Scientific MagnaRay wavelength dispersive x-ray spectrometer (WDS)
  • JEOL JEM 1200EX-II transmission electron microscope (TEM)
  • JEOL JSM-6480LV SEM
    • Oxford Inca X-Sight EDS
    • Oxford Inca Wave WDS
  • Cameca SX-50 microprobe

Sample preparation equipment

  • Pelco CPD-2 critical point dryer
  • Emitech K750 freeze dryer
  • Denton Vacuum Desk II cold sputter etch unit with carbon evaporation accessory
  • Reichert-Jung Ultracut E ultramicrotome
  • Leica EM UC7 ultramicrotome

Microscopes

  • Leitz Arisoplan Variophot light microscope
  • Zeiss Discovery. V8 stereo microscope
    • AxioCam MRm monochrome camera
    • X-Cite Series 120 Q fluorescence unit with DsRed (for RFP) Cube and GFP Cube Bandpass filters
    • Transmitted and reflected light sources available
  • Zeiss AxioScope.A1 light microscope
    • AxioCam MRc5 color camera
    • DAPI, AF488, AF546, and Long Pass 420 filters
  • Keyence VHX-2000 digital microscope
    • 20x-5000x high resolution
    • 3D imaging and measurement capabilities
  • Leica DMIRE2 spinning disk confocal microscope
  • Leica TCS SPE II confocal microscope
    • Brightfield, fluorescence, DIC, confocal scanning and polarized light capabilities
    • OKO incubation chamber for live cell experiments
    • 10x, 20x (multi-immersion), 40x (oil), 63x (oil)
    • Confocal laser lines
      • 405 nm, 488 nm, 561 nm, 635 nm
    • Fluorescence filters
      • DAPI excitation: 350/50, emission: BP 460/50, FITC excitation: BP 480/40, emission: BP 527/30, Texas Red excitation: BP 560/40, emission: BP 630/75

Histology equipment

  • Thermo Scientific Excelsior AS tissue processor
  • Leica EG 1150H tissue embedding station
  • Leica RM2255 microtome x2
  • Leica Jung Frigocut 2800N cryostat
  • Leica Aperio ScanScope CS2 digital slide scanner

Welcome
Location
Room 103 Building 88
Wettaw
PO Box 5640
Flagstaff, AZ 86011
Email
ovpr@nau.edu
Phone
928-523-6725