A list of instrument charges
University of Cambridge all Departments and other academic establishments
| Instrument | £ per hour |
|---|---|
| SEM FEI Verios 460 | 56 |
| TEM FEI Tecnai G2 (T20) 80-200kv | 58 |
| TriM Scope II multiphoton (first 6 hours) | 42 |
| TriM Scope II multiphoton (after 6 hours continuous use) | 25 |
| Upright light sheet microscope (first 6 hours) | 42 |
| Upright light sheet microscope (after 6 hours continuous use) | 25 |
| Multiview light Sheet microscope (mSPIM) | 30 |
| Confocal microscope Leica SP8 (advanced & core) | 30 |
| Confocal microscope Zeiss LSM 900 | 30 |
| Zeiss lattice light sheet 7 microscope (first 6 hours) | 42 |
| Zeiss lattice light sheet 7 microscope (after 6 hours continuous use) | 25 |
| Elyra 7 Super Resolution Microscope (SIM & SMLM) | 42 |
| Aberrior STED | 35 |
| Workstation 1 with Imaris 8 (Windows7, 32GB RAM) | Free |
| Workstation 2 (Windows7, 32GB RAM) | Free |
| Workstation 3 (Ubuntu 14.04, 32GB RAM) | Free |
| Workstation 4 (Windows7, 32GB RAM) | Free |
| Sample preparation - TEM | Charge |
| Sectioning of resin embedded samples | £50 per hour |
| TEM osmication and resin embedding | £400* |
| Sample preparation - SEM | |
| Critical point drying Quorum E3000 | £60* |
| Fix dehydrate CPD sputter | £100* |
| Freeze drying, metal or carbon coating | £100* |
| SEM sample preparation Au/Ir sputter coat | £35* |
| Consumables | |
| Carbon film coated 400 mesh Cu grid | £2 per grid |
| Holey carbon film Cu 400 mesh grid | £3 per grid |
| Nickel grid (400 square mesh - formvar coated) | £3 per grid |
| Glow discharge run | £15 per run* |
* Sample preparation services are run in batches. The number of samples per run/batch are detailed below. Please note we cannot perform services at lower charges for smaller number of samples as the time and steps required are the same.
- Osmication and embedding - 6 samples per order.
- Critical point drying - Between 6 (medium samples 0.5x1x1cm) or 13 (small 0.5x0.5x0.5cm) samples.
- Freeze drying - 6 to 8 samples per run depending on sample size.
- Sputter coat - up to 8-10 samples depending on SEM stub size.
Please contact Karin Muller for advice and consulting service for EM experiments.
All requests for services must be accompanied with an appropriate active grant number, cost-centre or Purchase Order entered through our booking system, PPMS. Charges do not include VAT.
External and industry user charges
The above charges are for internal usage - please contact us for a quote for external work.