Preliminary Programme
1st Day: Basics of Ultramicrotomy
Morning: Lectures
Basics of ultramicrotomy including ultra-sonic diamond knife Embedding & Staining methods of polymers & biological preparation Discussion and procedure of the samples to be examined
Afternoon: Practical work
Specimen preparation, hands-on Ultramicrotomy (room temperature)
2nd Day: Cryo-Ultramicrotomy
Morning: Lectures
Specimen preparation; Challenging samples Cryo-TEM Background overview in CEMOVIS, High Pressure Freezing and CLEM
Afternoon: Practical work
Hands-on (Cryo-)Ultramicrotomy; Getting contrast
3rd Day: Applications & Analysis
Morning: Lectures
In-situ microscopy; Image processing; Particle analysis; 3D Ultramicrotomy (AtumTome, Artos)
Afternoon: Practical work
Hands-on (as required); Analysis of specimens (TEM, SEM)
Faculty during the lectures and practical work:
- FELMI-ZFE, Graz: Our Team – Your Solution Provider
- Diatome, Biel: https://diatome.ch/
- Leica Microsystems, Vienna: https://www.leica-microsystems.com/
- Science Services, Munich: https://www.scienceservices.de/