COMPRESSTOME®Vibratome VF-210-0Z

Precisionary

Covered by a 5-year warranty (included!)

The Compresstome® VF-210-0Z is our semi-automated vibrating microtome model. Semi-automated means that after a slice is cut, the user must manually advance the slice thickness with the micrometer, and then press the start button to initiate cutting the next slice. The vibrating head movement for sectioning is still fully automated.

  • Patented compression technology
  • Produces even, consistent slices
  • Semi-automated slicing
  • Removable buffer tray for easy cleaning
  • Auto Zero-Z® technology reduces z-axis deflection to <1 μm
  • Light footprint for increased portability
  • Applications: Electrophysiology and Tissue Culture

This Compresstome® model is equivalent to the Leica Vibratome 1200.

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KEY FEATURES OF THE COMPRESSTOME® VF-210-0Z

The Compresstome® VF-210-0Z has a removable buffer tray and manual advance micrometer. Check out its key features:

PROBLEMS WITH OTHER VIBRATOMES

There are many different types of tissue slicers on the market, but they don’t operate the way that the Compresstome® does. Other market vibratomes will have a flat stage where you glue your tissue sample, with a cutting blade that approaches horizontally. However, the blade can easily push your tissue sample and squish, tilt, and compress it—all of these effects may damage cells and tissue architecture.

BENEFITS OF SLIGHT COMPRESSION FOR TISSUE SLICING

When using the Compresstome®, you will embed your tissue in agarose inside a specimen tube. The open end of the specimen tube has a slightly tapered edge. As tissue and agarose cross the edge of the tube, it gets slightly compressed. This compression helps stabilize the tissue during sectioning, and allows the Compresstome® to section at speeds up to 5x faster than other market vibrating microtomes. Overall, the Compresstome® provides a significant improvement on the health and longevity of live slices, and virtually eliminates chattermarks in fixed tissue slices.

Don’t worry–The agarose embedding does not decrease cell viability. Rather, it enhances cell survival because of tissue stability. The agarose solution is quickly cooled down with a chilling block during sample preparation. With the Compresstome®, your tissue can be sectioned faster because of the agarose-induced stability. As a result, cells are never without oxygenation for a long time, and the added stability of the compression significantly reduces any blade damage.

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For almost 20 years, Precisionary Instruments has specialized in designing and manufacturing tissue slicers. With our patented technology, we are devoted to helping you obtain the highest quality tissue slices for research and clinical needs.

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