Skills/Expertise
This core facility gathers in one location large equipments for transmission electron microscopy (TEM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and electron-probe by EDX energy dispersion, microtomography, confocal microscopy and FTIR mapping, as well as equipment for histology sample preparation (ultramicrotomy, critical point apparatus, cryomicrotome, gold/palladium sputtering, carbon sputtering). We also recently invested in a CatWalk equipment from Noldus company, a highly sensitive automated tool to assess gait and locomotion of rodents through the recording of their footprints when they volontarily traverse a glass plate.
Specific technologies
- Scanning electron microscope (SEM)
- Transmission electron microscope (TEM)
- Microtomograph system
- Cryostat, microtome, ultramicrotome
Collaboration modalities
The platform is accessible to academic research units and companies.