"White Room"

"White Room"

This laboratory is used for the preparation of clean samples, under controlled atmosphere conditions, for microanalysis, otolith microchemistry, scale and bone treatment.

Possible darkness. The storage room for calcified specimens is used to guarantee the long-term integrity of the collections.

This laboratory is classified ISO 8.

Main equipments

  • Nikon SMZ 25 acquisition station
    •         Objective 1 and 0.5x
    •         Zoom 0.63 to 15.75
    •         Episcopic and diascopic lighting
    •         Motorized xyz
    •         Fluorescence module (tetracycline, alizarin and calcein)
    •         Large working distance
    •         DSRi2 wide-field camera & dedicated NIS software to acquire large images, mosaic reconstitution, videos, counting and measurement.
  •     Nikon Eclipse Ni Data Acquisition Station
    •         Objectives 10, 20, 50 and 100
    •         xyz motorized turntable
    •         DSRi2 wide field camera & NIS software
    •         Analyzer and polarizer
  •     Laminar flow hood Iso 5
  •     Vacuum oven
  •     1 Polisher Strueurs
  •     Horizontal diamond wire saw Escil W3400
  •     1 Hot plate up to 450° C
  •     1 Fisher Bioblock Heating Shaker
  •     4 Nalgene drying cabinets
  •     Retsch shredder
  •     Sartorius M-power balance, capacity: 4100 g, d: 0.0.1 g
  •     Eppendorf Centrifuge 5424
  •     Marie Bath LSCI 6L, 5 to 110°C
  •     Vortex mixer Stuart SA8

Modification date : 13 August 2023 | Publication date : 11 June 2023 | Redactor : MP