Ultramicrotome Facility

External users: registration to be carried out only through I-STEM portal
Additional information about sample and analysis details should be filled in the pdf form provided in the I-STEM portal under “DOWNLOAD CSRF”

Internal users (IITB): registration to be carried out only through DRONA portal
Additional information about sample and analysis details should be filled in the pdf form provided here.

Make
Leica Microsystem
Model
EM UC7
Facility Status
Working
Facility Management Division
Centre for Sophisticated Instruments and Facilities (CSIF)-IoE Funded

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Category

  • Services » Service

Booking Details

Booking available for
Internal and External Both

Facility Management Team and Location

Facility In Charge
Prof. Sandip Kaledhonkar
sandipk@iitb.ac.in
022- 2576 7706
Facility Operator
Saranya Ajesh
saranya@iitb.ac.in
022-2159-6746
Facility Management Members
Prof. Anirban Banerjee (BSBE)
Prof. Samir K Maji (BSBE)
Prof. Jayesh Bellare (Dept. of Chemical Engineering)
Prof. Sankara SarmaV Tatiparti (Dept. of Energy Science and Engineering)
Department
Biosciences and Bioengineering
Lab Email ID
saranya@iitb.ac.in
Facility Location
Imaging Facility Room, Ground floor
Lab Phone No
022-2159-6746

Facility Features, Working Principle and Specifications

Body Specification

a. Advanced Control:

 The innovative advanced touchscreen control unit of the UC7 enables fast and safe alignment of knife and specimen 

b. Motorized knife stages: 

Leica Ultramicrotome has fully motorized knife stages. 

c. Brightness-controlled LED illumination:

LED light sources provide outstanding illumination for top light, backlight, and transmit ted illumination

 

Sample Preparation, User Instructions and Precautionary Measures

Charges for Analytical Services in Different Categories

Usage Charges

Updated Charges list for Ultramicrotome facility @ BSBE

 

*Samples will be prepared by the user only; consumables can be provided upon the user’s request.

 

Category

User Charges for Sectioning only /sample 

(INR) 

User Charges for Sectioning and grid /sample 

(INR) 

User Charges for Sectioning, grid and consumables for sample preparation/sample 

(INR)  

TAs for the facility

450

700

850

IIT Bombay Students

900

1400

1700

Monash IITB

900  + GST

1400  + GST

1700  + GST

Academic Institutes

1800 + GST

2800 + GST

3400 + GST

National Labs

4500 + GST

7000 + GST

8500 + GST

SINE (letter from SINE required)

4500 + GST

7000 + GST

8500 + GST

Research Park (MSME) (letter from RP required)

 

4500 + GST

 

7000 + GST

 

8500 +  GST

Research Park (Big Industry partners) (letter from RP required)

 

 

 

6750  +   GST

 

 

 

10,500 +  GST

 

 

 

12,750  +   GST

MSME not associated with RP (appropriate certificate required)
Industries

9000  +   GST

14000  +   GST

17,000  +   GST

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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