Partner institution: |
3:MasarykUniversity-CEITEC |
Core facility: |
Cryo-electron Microscopy and Tomography |
Category of instrument / technology: |
Sample preparation |
Web category: |
5 : specific systems |
Instrument name: |
Vitrification robot |
Description EN: |
Vitrification robot Vitrobot Mark IV |
Part of research platform: |
Modern electron microscopy in structural biology on the cellular and molecular level is performed by cryo-electron microscopy and cryo-electron tomography. Cryo-electron tomography (cryo-ET) is the only method to address pleiomorphic structures like cells and organelles in a close to native state, while cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) is applied to study single particles, primarily larger macromolecular complexes, which have been isolated and purified by biochemical methods. Both methodologies provide information on the cellular and molecular level and are therefore ideal for in-depth structural-functional analysis in combination with state of the art biochemical characterisation. |
Name of instrument operator: |
Jiří Nováček |
Email of instrument operator: |
jiri.novacek@ceitec.muni.cz |
Supplier name: |
FEI Europe B.V. |
Price (excluding VAT) in EUR: |
64000 |
Year of purchase: |
2012 |
Year of installation: |
2014 |
Service contract Yes / No: |
1 |
Yearly price of service contract (excluding VAT) in EUR: |
3127 |
Capacity used in %: |
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Running cont per hour of usage in EUR: |
17 |
Notes: |
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