The 51415
Digital Tissue Slicer has a digital display electronic micrometer,
with 1 micron resolution.
Switch from mm to inches, set zero at any point, set low and high
tolerance limits. Features an over-travel warning signal and output
to a printer, processor, data logger or computer.
Principle of Operation
In use, the tissue is placed on the moistened filter paper and moved
beneath the cutting edge. The cutting arm is held by its handle and
is simply released, falling by its own weight (and assisted by the
spring) thereby slicing through the tissue at high velocity. The
blade, if correctly installed, will just cut through the filter
paper without cutting into the plastic base (which would quickly
dull the blade). The cut tissue slice is removed from the razor
blade with a small artist's brush moistened in incubation media. The
cutting arm is lifted, the dovetail slide moved for the next slice,
and the process repeated.
The tissue slicer can be
reversed as to left or right handedness.
Optional sapphire blades are sharper, will cut smoother, and stay
sharp much longer.
