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DiATOME DIAMOND KNIVES

DiATOME Diamond Knives

Development, Manufacturing and Customer Service since 1970

What have we achieved in this period?
  • Utra 45° the first diamond knife with an absolutely score-free, hydrophilic cutting edge.
  • Semi the first diamond knife for alternating sectioning ultrathin/semithin.
  • Cryo the diamond knife for sectioning at low temperature.
  • Histo the first diamond knife for semithin sections for light microscopy.
  • Ultra 35° the diamond knife for optimized sectioning results in almost all applications.
  • STATIC LINE II the ionizer for eliminating electrostatic charging in ultramicrotomy.
  • Cryo-P a cryo knife with a patented platform for section pick up.
  • Cryo immuno the optimized cryo diamond knife for the Tokuyasu technique.
  • Ultra sonic the oscillating diamond knife for room temperature sectioning.
  • Cryotrim 45 and 25 optimizing trimming with diamond blades.
  • Ultra AFM & cryo AFM the first diamond knives for AFM at room and low temperatures.
  • Cryo 25° for sectioning frozen hydrated specimens.

These developments were possible by the cooperation with you, our valued customers. We are convinced that our future developments will allow diamond knives to be used for many new applications.

What services can we offer you?
  • Technical assistance in all fields of ultramicrotomy.
  • Free sectioning tests for all types of samples.
  • Make use of our many years of experience in perfecting our knives.
  • With a telephone call, an e-mail or a fax message we can inform you of any details you require.
Contact us or visit us at any of the following shows:
  • Microscopy and MicroAnalysis 2008
    August 4th - 7th , 2008
    Albuquerque, NM

  • European Microscopy Congress
    September 1-5, 2008 
    Germany

  • National Society of Histology
    September 12-18, 2008
    Pittsburgh, PA

  • Society for Neuroscience
    November 15-19, 2008
    Washington D.C

  • Society for Cell Biology
    December 13-18, 2008
    San Francisco, CA

  • Materials Research Society
    December 1-Dec 5, 2008
    Boston, MA

We are looking forward to hearing from you soon!

Your DiATOME Team