Cryo-EM Facility
![Talos Arctica](/sites/_cryoem/cache/file/8911A65E-8511-4548-B26E6F0DDEAA27CC_medium.jpg)
Talos Arctica
Talos Arctica with autoloader, phase plate and Falcon 3 camera
- Designed specifically for biological cryo-EM applications
- Ideal for data collection and 3D reconstruction
- Outfitted with a Selectris energy filter, Falcon 4i Direct detection Device, Falcon 3 Direct Detection Device and a Ceta CCD camera
- Equipped with phase plate technology
- Fully integrated system run using EPU and Tomo packages
- The Talos Arctica is produced by Thermo-Fisher.
![Leica ACE-600 carbon coater](/sites/_cryoem/cache/file/C3B71584-8114-4F58-9763112C20AC9929_medium.jpg)
![Pelco easiGlow glow discharge](/sites/_cryoem/cache/file/B6B57542-372A-4E36-9D80AD8CB4A36597_medium.jpg)
Pelco easiGlow glow discharge
- Used for making carbon grids more hydrophyllic prior to negative staining or plunge-freezing
![Vitrobot robotic plunge freezer](/sites/_cryoem/cache/file/E6E31AB8-A575-4212-B19410B08D410243_medium.jpg)
Vitrobot robotic plunge freezer
- Robotic plunge freezing device for cryo-EM grid preparation
- Vitrobot Video
![Manual plunge freezer](/sites/_cryoem/cache/file/B21C75C5-5D37-4BEF-BD56693F74522D3E_medium.jpg)
![Grid clipping station](/sites/_cryoem/cache/file/76A2F2CD-16A2-49DB-A62E6C62973BC087_medium.jpg)
Grid clipping station
- We are fully stocked for grid clipping and sample loading into the Talos Arctica autoloader - all supplies will be available to users, provided by the facility.