Automatic rotary microtome

MICROM International GmbH, HM 350 SV

Instrument description
Automatic rotary microtome
Description and functionality
The MICROM HM 350 SV rotary microtome is an instrument that allows the cutting into thin sections (thickness from 0.5 to 100 micrometers) of small plant or animal samples included in resin or paraffin. This microtome is equipped with a direct collection tray for the waste sections, built around the blade holder. In the model HM 350 SV the control panel, located on the left side of the instrument, can be removed and used separately. The control panel shows several parameters which can be adjusted, including the thickness and the cutting speed, the number of sections, the feed speed, the cutting window.
location and contact persons
Contact person
Laboratory denomination
Morphogenesis and Differentiation Laboratory
Department or Institution
Biologia Ambientale
Building
CU022
Floor
Ground floor
Room
35
Sapienza institutional funding (Finanziamento di Ateneo)
other Sapienza research funding
safety notes
Safety data notes
Finger protection guard for knife- or bladeholder.
Emergency stop devise which is placed on the right upper side of the microtome.
Other safety instructions, contained in the instruction manual, are attached.