Compresstome® VF 210-0Z Vibrating Microtome

The CompresstomeⓇ VF-210-0Z is one of our newest vibrating microtome models. Designed by engineers with customer feedback and customer budgets in mind! Here is why this tissue slicer is the best choice for your research:

Produces healthy acute slices
Produces even, consistent slices
Cuts slice thickness from 10µm to 1000µm
Auto Zero-Z patented technology
Eliminates chatter marks
Holds specimens up to 20mm diameter
Removable buffer tray for easy cleaning
Easy to attach/remove blade holder
Superior durability and quality
New build, Low Price

Experimental applications of the Compresstome VF-210-0Z include cutting tissue slices for:

Electrophysiology
Immunohistochemistry
Organotypic cultures
Precision-cut live slices
Imaging
In-situ hybridization
Electron microscopy

To find out more about the Compresstome(R) VF-210-0Z vibrating microtome, please see the information below.

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The Compresstome(R) VF-210-0Z is designed based on real customer feedback to make a user-friendly but also budget-friendly vibrating microtome. Detailed benefits of the VF210-0Z tissue slicer model include:

Ability to section both fresh and fixed tissue
Patented Auto Zero-Z technology to eliminate z-axis movement during cutting
Ability to produce even, consistent slices
Buffer tray is removable for easy cleaning
Blade holder is easy to attach/remove (no need for manual alignment)
Ability to cut tissue sizes up to 20mm in diameter
Single control box unit with easy-to-use controls
Manual thickness adjustment between slices helping reduce costs
Slice thickness adjustment from 10µm to 1000µm (at 1µm precision)
Slice number counter
Total slice thickness counter
High quality design for durability

For a breakdown of the complete technical specifications look under “Documents.” How is the VF-210-0Z vibrating microtome different from other slicer models? The Compresstome VF-210-0Z model is our newest manual vibrating microtome. It differs from the VF-200 series and VF-300 series by the following features:

Buffer tray is easily removable using a thumbscrew
Blade alignment is fixed (no manual alignment)
Control box is attached to the slicer base (as a single unit)
Larger tube size (up to 20mm diameter)
Vibration head covered (for better protection and durability)

The VF-210-0Z differs from the VF-310-0Z by the following features:

VF-310-0Z is fully automated, whereas the VF-210-0Z are semi-automated requiring manual thickness adjustment between sections

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Experimental applications of the Compresstome VF-210-0Z include cutting tissue slices for:

Electrophysiology: For acute brain slices, cardiac or myocardiac recordings, and kidney slices
Immunohistochemistry: For fixed tissue as thin as 4µm
Organotypic cultures: For cultured slice experiments
Precision-cut live slices: lung, liver, kidney, spleen slices
Imaging: Fluorescent imaging of slices
In-situ hybridization: RNA detection
Electron microscopy: Studies of micro-architecture and cellular anatomy