Critical Point Dryer

The Tousimis Autosamdri -931 series is an automatic supercritical point drying apparatus for sample preparation at microscopy core facility. It uses ethanol and liquid carbon dioxide to dehydrate the sample. Autosamdri -931 series has an LCD touchscreen control with 1.25” ID x 1.25” Depth Chamber size. It can store and run customized recipes.

Various sample holders can hold up to 12 (size <= 7 mm) specimen, or 10 (diameter 9-13 mm) glass cover slips, or 5 (size 1cm x 1cm) die, or 1 (size 1 inch large capacity) holder.

To prevent damage, NO acids (HF, H2SO4, etc.) is allowed into the chamber. Only ultra-pure alcohols (ethanol, methanol, isopropanol) is allowed as drying agent. All meter valves have been preset, no additional adjustments are necessary.