Unique tool specifically designed for performing fine microdissection of slippery embryonic and neuronal tissue has pivotless blades which cut from the tips backwards
Bio-Rad is introducing a range of accessories to its specialist product line that will add depth and breadth to its commitment to support cellular analysis in today's research.
The first of these accessories is the Lumsden BioScissors, a unique tool specifically designed for performing fine microdissection of slippery embryonic and neuronal tissue with ease and precision. The secret to the superb functionality of the Lumsden BioScissors lies in the hand-crafted pivotless blades which cut from the tips backwards (unlike any other scissors).
In practice this means that dissection can be much more accurately controlled as well as more clearly visible.
The scissors are easily operated with only one hand (unlike tungsten needles), leaving the other hand free for refocusing the microscope during dissection.
Hand-made by highly skilled precision instrument craftsmen with the aid of a microscope and constructed from titanium they are very light, durable, autoclavable, rust-proof and non-magnetic.
An invaluable purchase for anyone working with tissues or cells, the BioScissors will last for many, many years - a 'once in a lifetime' product, according to Bio-Rad.
The Lumsden BioScissors have been designed by Andrew Lumsden, an eminent developmental neurobiologist from King's College London, but their exceptional functionality is already being realised by biologists in research centres across the globe.
"There is nothing which comes close to the Lumsden BioScissors on the market," says Gord Fishell of the NYU Medical Center, USA, a long term user of the product.
"They are quite simply a unique and fantastic product!"
