Equipment usage and service rates
Below you will find a listing of our microscopy imaging equipment. If you have any questions regarding our equipment or want to discuss your intended experiment and sample, contact us.
Researchers using our facility can take advantage of full-service support (all work carried out by our technicians) or may be trained to use the equipment themselves. Please note: all equipment has a 1 hour minimum booking time.
The equipment rates noted below are also available in PDF format on the Annual Authorization Form.
Electron Microscopy (TEM)
Specimen Preparation (Fixation to embedding and Microtomy)
Rates for equipment use:
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Industrial rates |
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Each specimen: |
$150.00 |
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Ultramicrotome machine time: |
$50.00 |
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Ultramicrotome Technician time: |
$90.00 |
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Grids: (per piece) |
$10.00 |
Hitachi TEM
Rates for equipment use:
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Industrial rates |
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Machine time: (/hr) |
$130.00 |
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Technician time (if required): (/hr) |
$90.00 |
Tecnai TEM (Regular Imaging and Tomography)
Rates for equipment use:
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Industrial rates |
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Machine Time: (/hr) |
$220.00 |
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Technician time (if required): (/hr) |
$130.00 |
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Tomographic Reconstruction: (/Tomogram) |
$250.00 |
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Cu Grids: (/piece) |
$10.00 |
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Au Grids: (/piece) |
$30.00 |
Negative staining-TEM
Rates for equipment use:
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Industrial rates |
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Glow discharge: (/run) |
$50.00 |
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Technician time for sample preparation: (/hr) |
$95.00 |
Cryo – EM
Rates for equipment use:
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Industrial rates |
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Vitribot-Sample Preparation: (/sample) |
$130.00 |
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Cryo-EM Technician time: (/hr) |
$95.00 |
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Tomographic Reconstruction: (/Tomogram) |
$250.00 |
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Single Particle Analysis: (/analysis) |
$250.00 |
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Cu Grids: (/piece) |
$10.00 |
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Au Grids: (/piece) |
$30.00 |
Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM)
Rates for equipment use:
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Industrial rates |
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Machine time: (/hr) |
$100.00 |
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Technician time (if required): (/hr) |
$75.00 |
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Sputter coater: (/run) |
$90.00 |
Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM)
Rates for equipment use:
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Industrial rates |
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Machine time: (/hr) |
$130.00 |
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Technician time (if required): (/hr) |
$90.00 |