Experiment: Real Lab Example
In this webinar, Heidi Kreckel will present key findings from her Ph.D. research on tracking cryoprotectant permeation into living peppermint (Mentha x piperita) shoot tips. She will also discuss the use of a vibrating microtome to prepare plant shoot tip sections for live-tissue microscopy experiments, highlighting how the Compresstome vibratome facilitates precise sectioning for high-resolution imaging.
Written by Admin on February 18, 2025
Fresh tissue can vary wildly in its level of difficulty to cut, due to a variety of factors like tissue type, and maturity of the animal (myelination). Often with other vibrating microtomes, they struggle to handle highly myelinated tissue or very soft neonatal tissue. The compression effect, along with multiple points of adjustment (speed, oscillation, […]
Written by Admin on April 25, 2023
The Compresstome® has been widely used by researchers worldwide for making precision-cut lung slices (PCLS). The Compresstome® uses agarose embedding prior to slicing to allow for the preservation of open alveoli and better tissue compliance. The video above shows Compresstome® sectioning PCLS for immunostaining to visualize the localization of various immune cell types in the lung. This protocol can be extended […]
Written by Admin on April 25, 2023
