Fees & Services
Microscope time:
| Description | Internal User Rate | External User Rate |
| JEOL TEM | $40/hour | $60/hour |
| Zeiss FE-SEM | $40/hour | $60/hour |
TEM sample preparation:
| Description | Internal User Rate | External User Rate |
Processing/Thin Sectioning/Staining Thin Sectioning/Staining (only) |
$35/Sample $25/Sample |
$60/Sample $50/Sample
|
Processing only (1-5 Samples) Processing only (6-20 Samples) |
$40/Run $75/Run |
$60/Run $100/Run |
| Drop cast sample onto grid | $15/grid | $30/grid |
Negative staining Formvar/Carbon Slotted grid Formvar/Carbon Mesh grid |
$20/ grid $6/grid $4/grid |
$35/ grid $12/grid $8/grid |
SEM sample preparation:
Description |
Internal User Rate |
External User Rate |
| Poly-L-Lysine & Glass Coverslip prep | $5/coverslip (sample) | $10/coverslip (sample) |
Fixation/Dehydration Addition of sample to SEM stub Providing SEM stub with carbon Cost of stub only Critical Point Drying (Leica) |
$15/run $15/sample $5/stub $0.65/stub $45/run |
$30.00/run $30/sample $10/stub $1.00/stub $90/run |
| Sputter coating | $25/run | $50.00/run |
| Stub Box | $10.50/box | $10.50/box |