DESCRIPTION OF THE FACILITY
The Electron Microscopy Center of Soft Matter holds advanced instruments optimized for cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) analysis of all nanostructured and mesostructured liquids. Equipment includes: an FEI T12 G2 TEM, a Philips CM120 TEM, state-of-the-art Zeiss Ultra Plus High-Resolution cryo-SEM, and cutting-edge supporting specimen preparation tools. This combination of microscopes and accessories enable to access structures at multiple length scales, at a resolution of ~ 1 nm, of low to high viscosity, of aqueous and non-aqueous suspensions. Academic supervisors: Prof. Dganit Danino – Department of Biotechnology and Food Engineering, and Prof. Yeshayahu Talmon – Faculty of Chemical Engineering.
The center operates as a core facility of the Russell Berrie Nanotechnology Institute (RBNI) that provides educational programs teaching cryo-EM methodologies, as well as experimental and scientific support to academia and industry.