Microscopes and Sample Preparation

The cryo-electron microscopy facility at LSI has a wide range of microscopes used for negative stain EM and cryo-EM. Learn more about the instrument specifications and applications.

Our microscopes

• Titan Krios G3 with K3 direct electron detector with Bioquantum Imaging Filter
• Titan Krios G4i with K3 direct electron detector with Bioquantum Imaging Filter
• Talos Arctica with K2 Summit Direct Detector
• Tecnai T12 with Rio9 CMOS Detector
• Morgagni with Orius SC200 CCD Detector
• Stellaris 5 Cryo-Confocal Microscope
• Glacios with K2 Summit Direct Detector (located in the Biological Sciences Building)

Our sample preparation systems

• Aquilos 2
• Vitrobot Mark IV (two)
• Chameleon
• G2 Plunge Freezer

The facility is open to research collaborations with scientists across the University of Michigan.