Our electron microscopy laboratory, which is integrated into the Network for Electron Microscopy Tübingen (NET), not only serves the research and teaching purposes of our own group, but also acts as a service location for other working groups at the Biology Department.
Our members of staff give advice concerning the various sample preparation techniques and the use of our microscopes. They also prepare samples and support external users of our scanning electron microscope. In general, the use of our apparatus is free for members of the Department of Biology, but we have to charge appropriate operating costs for our machines (according to the agreement below) for large projects (>20 samples).
For external users (outside of the Department of Biology), samples can be analysed with our transmission and scanning electron microscopes for a corresponding fee (see below).
The following traditional preparation techniques and microscopes are available at our laboratory:
