Ceramic Blades for EMS Vibrating Microtomes, 5 pieces

Made from ultra hard zirconium, this is a material that can be lapped to the finest of edges and the body of the blade is very rigid
maintaining a straight cutting edge. The result is that slice quality is substantially improved with prolonged slice life especially in
the most difficult tissues such as young brain where structures are yet to be formed or very old brain with build up of extracellular
proteins and added structures. Additionally, the blade has a much longer life due to the ultra hard cutting edge not losing its
sharpness and being impervious to corrosion.

For studies where the deposition of metal into the slice would have undesirable effects the benefit of ceramic blades is clear.

The initial higher cost of the ceramic blade is more than offset by its longevity.