Agar Scientific has introduced new products from the Simpore range of precision membranes for electron microscopists, designed to assist with sample preparation for electron microscopy.
According to the company, Simpore makes the world's thinnest and most permeable nanoporous membranes, which enable the saving of time, money and resources.
In contrast, with conventional membranes, UltraSM membranes are a suitable sieve for biomolecules and other nanomaterials.
TEMvu slides allow users to prepare TEMwindow grids for light and fluorescence microscopy prior to performing TEM.
Each slide has one TEMwindow grid, supported on a 300-micron silicone gasket that is bonded to a No1 1/2 cover glass.
The TEM grid will not float away when submerged with water or aqueous buffer, but can easily be removed afterward with standard tweezers.
Removable slide cap reduces evaporation during light microscopy imaging.
The main applications are for fluorescent nanoparticle imaging and live cell imaging/staining prior to TEM study.
Other key new products include grids made from a variety of materials including silicon, silicon dioxide and silicon nitride.
Agar Scientific claims the 5Nm silicon and silicon nitride supports are the thinnest available and significantly thinner than commercially available carbon grids.
Each material provides significant benefits for resolution and robustness in use to meet differing user needs.
