Full Body Small Animal Sectioning System
We have been specialising in the development and production of cryostats for over 50 years. The Bright Instruments 9400 Cryostat has been developed for applications where normal cryostats are not large or powerful enough.
Versatile, Patent Protected Cryostat
The 9400 is an extremely versatile machine and can be used in sectors such as: medical, histology, research, life science, automotive, forestry, and material analysis.
This exceptionally well engineered machine is protected under Patent GB1803310.0.
Key Features
Small Animal Specimen Sectioning
The small animal sectioning system has an elongated stage presenting sectioning solutions for whole animal specimens up to Size 110 (H) x 150 (W) x 400 (L) mm in size. The system offers sectioning in 1um increments between 5um and 200um
Such specimens could include …
Whole Mouse
Whole Rat
Whole Guinea Pig
Whole Rabbit (Small breed)
Whole-body sectioning is used in research to study systemic effects, multi-organ interactions, and comprehensive anatomical assessments. This approach is particularly valuable in toxicology, developmental biology, and disease pathology studies.
When combined with autoradiography analysis whole animal sections can reveal much about the biodistribution and tissue localization of radiolabelled drugs or metabolites. This is particularly important when needing to visualize penetration into the blood-brain barrier or in tumor localisation study.
The large cryostats are made to order and can have additional design specifications as determined by the customer application – please contact us to discuss your research needs.
Touchscreen
The Control panel is the central point of control for the unit, allowing the user to easily customise settings such as temperature, thickness, batch quantities and switch between single and continuous cutting modes.
Please contact your specialist here to find out more to discuss bespoke solutions.
Full Details
Specification 
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Cryostat Specification: -
Refrigeration - No. of Compressors Minimum Temperature
2 (Dual Compressor) -40°C @ 21°C Ambient -
Chamber
Stainless steel -
Illumination
LED light strip x 2 -
De-misting
Automatically operated Triplex heated glass window. -
Cabinet
PVC coated sheet steel. -
Dimensions
Chamber dimensions: H815 x W1230 x D560mm, Cabinet dimensions: H1040 x W2556 x D753mm (Excluding control unit) H1420 x W2556 x D753mm (Including control unit) -
Packing
Gross weight: 367kg, Packing dimensions: H1300 x W2800 x D900mm Shipping volume: 3.3m cubed -
Macrotome Specification: -
Construction
Solid aluminium frame with a powder coated gloss finish. -
Section Thickness Range
1μm to 200μm in 1μm increments. (It is advised that a machine of this size is not used to section below 5 microns). -
Knife Block Movement
N/A. Fixed. -
Cutting Stroke
490mm. -
Maximum Specimen
Size 110 (H) x 150 (W) x 400 (L) mm -
Movement
Automatic operation, Fixed blade, horizontal and vertical axis table movement. -
Cutting speed range
0-80mm/sec -
Anti-roll system
Adjustable Perspex anti-roll plate. -
Electrical
240V AC Single Phase, Neutral, Earth. 50Hz. 20A.
Features & Benefits
- Touch screen Control.
- Waste collection tray.
- Heated anti-fog window.
- Can cut a large range of specimen sizes up to 400 x 150 x 110mm.
- Chamber can be cooled down to temperatures of -40.
- Customisable Zonal speed control for quicker sectioning.
- Solid steel/Tungsten knife & disposable blade options available.
- Knee switch (optional).
- Easy to clean.
- Ample cold storage.
- 3-5 year warranty (optional)
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