The DiATOME histo Diamond Knife is designed for the sectioning of hard and soft biological and industrial materials, non-embedded or embedded in methacrylate or epoxy resins.
They may be used on all ultramicrotomes and microtomes with a retraction of the specimen in the return phase.
Knives are available with a 45° angle.
Section thickness range 0.2-2 µm.
Cutting edge length: 4.0mm.
Advantages of DiATOME histo diamond knives compared to glass knives:
- Perfect sections, free of scores or compression.
- Serial sections without knife change.
- Thinner sections.
- Extreme durability of the cutting edge.
- No knife making procedure.
- Lifetime guarantee.