Specimen Storage

Overview

Preparation is often the most expensive part of an analysis, and the prepared specimen is frequently irreplaceable — a sectioned biopsy, a failure analysis sample, an archaeological fragment. Yet the threats in storage are mundane: dust settling on an exposed grid, humidity encouraging oxidation or mould, physical damage from careless handling. Purpose-made storage addresses each. BEEM and Slide-A-Grid boxes hold TEM grids individually in numbered positions so they can be found again without being handled. Mount storage boxes keep SEM stubs upright and separated. Desiccating cabinets hold a controlled low humidity for bulk storage, and SPI-Dry preserver capsules seal a specimen under inert gas where even ambient air would degrade it.

Models

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  SEM Mount and SPI-Dry Specimen Storage Boxes

  Rechargeable desiccant capsules are sold separately to keep the internal atmosphere dry over repeated use.

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  BEEM Grid Storage Boxes

  BEEM Dial-A-Grid boxes holding TEM grids in numbered compartments, with a combination version for resin blocks.

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  Slide-A-Grid and Twist-A-Grid TEM Storage Systems

  Slide-A-Grid and Twist-A-Grid TEM storage in numbered and unnumbered versions, available as sequential sets.

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  Membrane Storage Boxes

  Sizes span from small 39 x 39 mm strip boxes for individual membranes up to large 200 x 200 mm boxes for bulk storage or larger sheet-cut membranes.

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  Desiccating Cabinets

  Desiccating cabinets are sealable storage enclosures, generally containing a desiccant, used to protect moisture-sensitive specimens, mounts.

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  SPI-Dry Sample Preserver Capsules

  SPI-Dry Sample Preserver capsules are specialized containers designed to be purged with an inert gas so that SEM, TEM, light microscopy.