Diatome histo knives and their applications

  • High quality diamonds guarantee perfect sections and a durable cutting edge
  • Easy wetting cutting edge
  • Optimised serial sectioning
  • Large boat for easy pick-up
Knife typKnife angleSize [mm] | CodeThickness range [nm]Boat typeApplication
>histo45°4.0 | DH4540
6.0 | DH4560
8.0 | DH4580
0.2 – 2Standard histo boatSectioning biological and industrial materials specimens for optical microscopy
>histo Jumbo45°6.0 | DHJ4560
8.0 | DHJ4580
0.2 - 2histo Jumbo boatLarge boat for serial sectioning
>histo cryo (dry)45°4.0 | DHCO4540
6.0 | DHCO4560
8.0 | DHCO4580
0.2 – 2Triangular histo holderSectioning biological and materials specimens for optical microscopy
>histo cryo (wet)45°4.0 | DHCM4540
6.0 | DHCM4560
8.0 | DHCM4580
0.2 – 2Small histo boatWet sectioning of polymers (with DMSO/water mixture)