PT Wadya Prima Mulia as the Authorized Distributor for ThermoFisher Scientific in Indonesia, provides Aquilos 2 Cryo FIB
Cryo-EM sample preparation tool with extended run time and enhanced automation.
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The Thermo Scientific Aquilos 2 Cryo-FIB is the latest generation of our cryo-DualBeam system. It is dedicated to the preparation of thin, electron-transparent lamellas for high-resolution cryo-electron tomography or MicroED of micro-crystals.
With the Aquilos 2 Cryo-FIB, you can take a revolutionary step forward by automating steps in the workflow to produce multiple lamellas from specific programmed locations. The improved dedicated cryo-hardware will provide you with longer run times at ultra-low contamination rates. Discover how our latest cryo-FIB platform enables the determination of structures right inside the cell.
The tomography of biomolecules in their cellular context requires highly accurate sample preparation with cryo-FIB, which can be achieved with information from integrated fluorescence microscopy. Now available for the Aquilos 2 Cryo-FIB, the Thermo Scientific iFLM Correlative System combines light and electron microscopy in one system. This eliminates the need for extra sample transfer steps and enables you to create a more streamlined cryo-correlative solution for cryo-tomography. The iFLM (Integrated Fluorescence Light Microscope) Correlative System localizes fluorescent targets inside the chamber, allowing you to correlate two imaging modalities within one system, thereby ensuring the sample is in the right location.
Benefits
Automation
Run the system overnight, allowing it to automatically produce multiple lamellas for you with Thermo Scientific AutoTEM Software.
Cryo-Lift-out
Target and extract your structure of interest with the Thermo Scientific EasyLift NanoManipulator, our high-precision cryo-lift-out solution.
3D visualization
View the native subcellular structure below the surface using charging contrast and identify features for high-resolution tomography in cryo-TEM with Thermo Scientific Auto Slice and View Software.
Extended run time
Your samples remain at vitreous temperatures, even for overnight runs. Cryo-hardware and a fully rotatable cryo-stage protect the frozen samples from contamination and ensure they stay vitrified for the duration of your experiments.
Automated batch cryo-lamella milling
Mark multiple points of interest, such as cells, for cryo-lamella milling. Cryo AutoTEM Software is a guided solution for automatically preparing multiple lamellas in unattended runs, increasing your productivity.
Cryo-lift-out lamella preparation
Prepare lamellas from specific targeted regions with nanometer-position accuracy. The high-precision EasyLift NanoManipulator option allows for extraction of site-specific regions, such as fluorescently labeled proteins, even from high-pressure frozen samples. These lamellas can subsequently be placed inside autogrids for cryo-TEM and further imaging of protein structures and protein networks.
3D visualization
With our Cryo-Auto Slice and View Software, you can acquire 3D images from vitrified samples by sequential milling and then imaging of the cross-section of a defined volume of the sample. This process will help you stop milling at the correct subcellular region to prepare your lamella before you observe the ultrastructural detail in your cryo-TEM using cryo-ET.
Correlate light and electron within one system
The iFLM Correlative System allows samples to be imaged directly within the high vacuum of the Aquilos 2 Cryo-FIB without additional transfer steps from an external cryo-light microscope. This saves time and reduces the risk of sample contamination. Fluorescently marked cells can be located directly in the Aquilos.
Accelerate and Advance service packages for Cryo-tomography
Accelerate and Advance service packages for Cryo-tomography will support your success from the moment your purchase your Thermo Scientific Aquilos 2 Cryo-FIB system. From applications support to system remote monitoring to comprehensive maintenance, our unique blend of data-driven and hand-on services will help you quickly achieve your desired outcomes.
Preparation of cells for cryo-electron tomography
The Thermo Fisher cryo-electron tomography workflow covers flash freezing cells to final 3D visualization. Interior cellular regions are imaged at nanometer-scale resolution and from cryo-lamellae precisely prepared with Aquilos 2 cryo-FIB.
| Electron optics | • Accelerating voltage range: 200 V – 30 kV • Beam current range: 1.5 pA to 400 nA • Resolution (with cryo-stage): 1.6 nm at 30 kV, 2.6 nm at 2 kV (at room temperature), 6.0 nm* at 2kV (at cryo-temperature) • Resolution (with cryo-stage): 7.0 nm at 30 kV |
| Ion Optics | • Source lifetime: 1300 hours • Voltage: 500 V to 30 kV • Beam current: 1.5 pA – 65 nA in 15 steps • Resolution (with cryo-stage): 7.0 nm at 30 kV |
| Electron beam parameter space | • Electron beam current range: 0.8 pA to 100 nA • Accelerating voltage range: 200 V – 30 kV • Landing energy range: 20* eV – 30 keV • Maximum horizontal field width: 2.3 mm at 4 mm WD |
| Cryo-stage | • Tilt range at cryo (eucentric WD): -15° to +55° • XY range: 110 mm • Z range: 65 mm • Rotation: 360° (endless) • Cooldown time: <20 minutes |
| Vacuum system | • Chamber vacuum at room temperature: <4e–4Pa • Chamber vacuum at cryo-conditions: <8e–5Pa |
Cryo-EM techniques enable multiscale observations of 3D biological structures in their near-native states, informing faster, more efficient development of therapeutics.
Cryo-electron microscopy enables the structural analysis of challenging biological targets such as large complexes, flexible species and membrane protein.
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