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INTRODUCTION
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Description of the Section Transfer System STS
The system consists of a special disposable blade carrier TE with integrated transfer bridge, a heated
water bath as well as a control unit.
The Section Transfer System can be used along with all current rotary microtomes and the Ergostar
HM 200.
It takes a few minutes only to upgrade the microtome from the common paraffin sectioning technique
to the STS method.
The STS is used solely for tissue specimens embedded in paraffin. During the sectioning process with
the STS, sections glide on a water film via the disposable blade carrier TE and the transfer bridge and
are then transferred into the water bath.
Water circulation is guaranteed by a pump, the capacity of which can be adjusted.
The water temperature of the water bath can be adjusted between ambient temperature and +45°C.
Only use demineralized or distilled water!!
Due to the use of the STS damage to the tissue sections can be diminished by gliding on the water
flow. The sections are stretched during the cutting process due to the smooth water flow. This way,
extremely thin as well as high-quality sectioning results can be obtained.
The common manual transfer of the sections into a water bath is no longer necessary.
When the sections are generated, their quality can be checked immediately, i.e. when the ribbon or
the individual sections are stretched on the water flow of the disposable blade carrier TE. The second
quality check can be carried out in the water bath facilitated by the integrated section illumination.
The sections which are not used, e.g. from trimming paraffin blocks, can be guided directly into a
waste basket via the water flow on the disposable blade carrier TE.
The water bath, the waste container as well as the waste filter of the STS can easily be removed and
cleaned.
The integrated water container for the pump circulation is freely accessible and allows for easy
cleaning.
Thermo Scientific Section Transfer System Microm STS
Microm International GmbH
Part of Thermo Fisher Scientific
Im Steingrund 4 - 6
63303 Dreieich / Germany
387 712 - English
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