626 Single Tilt Cryotransfer System

An integrated system with the features you want
in a cryostage:

Excellent high-resolution performance

Robust and easy to use

Rapid, frost-free transfer

Precise temperature control

Innovative holder designs

Complete solutions for cryo-TEM

High resolution performance requires the best stability:

From its conception in 1980, Dr. Peter Swann designed a precision machined, fully-integrated system to ensure high-resolution performance for the life sciences. Unlike other commercial models, the entire tip of the cryoholder is cooled, not just the specimen cradle. As a result, temperature gradients around the specimen are small, drift is minimal and specimen temperature is stable and easily monitored.

Robust and easy to use for beginner or expert:

The system provides the environment and the tools to make transfer fast, easy and successful for beginners and experienced users alike. A lightweight aluminum Workstation keeps the holder secure during cooldown, sample loading, and transfer of the holder to the TEM. All critical parts of the specimen holder are manufactured to exacting tolerances and rigorously tested in our production plant. Gatan's trademark Clipring™ swiftly locks a frozen grid in place for the best thermal contact - you know when it clicks that your sample is safely clamped . Operating at temperatures between 90°C and -180°C, the 900 SmartSet Cold Stage Controller is designed to adjust and monitor the holder temperature by the touch of a few simple controls.

Everything you need for rapid, frost-free transfer:

Gatan technology made frost-free transfer possible with the introduction of the cryoshield in 1980, and we have continued to provide new concepts to preserve sample integrity. The one-piece cryoshield is controlled externally by the operator, who can close the shutter during transfer to prevent sample frosting, then open it to begin an imaging session. During specimen loading, the holder tip inserts into the Workstation's liquid nitrogen well, surrounding the frozen grid in a protective dry nitrogen gas atmosphere. Fast, secure grid clamping with Cliprings™ keeps good thermal contact between the holder and sample. A four-specimen grid holder and specimen transfer tool for grid handling and storage come with each transfer system.

Temperature stability and control for consistent results:

The Gatan approach of cooling the complete specimen holder tip provides sufficient thermal mass, insulation and mechanical strength for reliable and consistent performance. The calibrated silicon chip temperature sensor precisely monitors the specimen temperature. A copper conductor between the specimen holder tip and the liquid-nitrogen dewar serves two functions: it forms the cooling pathway, and the integral heater permits adjustment of the specimen temperature over a range of 90°C to -196°C. Extended liquid-nitrogen hold times and minimal boiling are guaranteed by the vacuum insulation of the aluminum-copper dewar.