The CryoStar NX50 Cryostat follows in the footsteps of the popular CryoStar NX70 Cryostat by offering standard features well-suited to the routine clinical histology laboratory.
Ergonomic/Safety features
- Optional height adjustment from 82-112 cm to allows for sectioning while sitting or standing and accommodates users of different heights quickly
- Body contoured band and integrated arm rest controls
- Motorised coarse advance to max 3 mm/s
- Cold Disinifection (Optional) Disinfections the cold cryochamber in just 50 minutes.
- Handwheel lock, blade guard and magnetic blade removal tool
- 3 Program memory for storage of regular sectioning parameters
- Touch screen operation with intuitive software to accommodate multiple users
- Manual sectioning – For motorized sectioning please see the NX70 cryostat
Cryochamber features
- Spacious stainless steel chamber for workflow organisation
- Chamber cooling to -25°C±2°C (at 20°C ambient)
- Separate specimen head cooling to -43°C±2°C (at 20°C ambient)
- Continuously cooled knife holder to -27°C±2°C (at 20°C ambient)
- 18 cryobar storage positions including 1 quick freeze location
- Integrated peltier fast freezing device rapidly cools to -57°C±3°C
- Vacutome (Optional) for stretching of cryosections
Microtome features
- Manual light touch rotary flywheel
- Section thickness from 0.5 μm to 500 μm
- Precise stepping motor blade advance for minimal vibration
- when sectioning
- Vertical stroke length of 64 mm
- 48 mm horizontal feed range
- 20 μm specimen retraction on return stroke, with optical indication
- Sample orientation adjustable 8° in the Y axis for increased stability and 360° z axis rotation
- Standard unit includes Rapid Response Object Head Temperature Control, form-fitting design and color touch screen user interface for control of instrument functions
- Optional features include integrated height control, cold disinfection module and vacutome system