Tecnai T12

Credit: A Delos CEA.

Specifications

Accelerating voltage: 120 kV

Electron source: LaB₆

Orius 1000 wide-field camera

Bottom-mounted TVIPS F416 camera, 4K × 4K

Main Applications

The Tecnai Spirit T12 is primarily used for routine room-temperature electron microscopy, including:

  • Quality control by negative staining
  • Morphological analysis of purified macromolecules, complexes, nanoparticles, and viruses
  • Preliminary single-particle analysis
  • Conventional cellular electron microscopy
  • Observation of resin-embedded ultrathin sections
  • Immunolabelling experiments

Its wide field of view makes it particularly suitable for sample assessment, screening, and conventional ultrastructural analysis.