Fees
Fees assessed for the Facility's services
Fees are for Penn State researchers. If you are not a Penn State researcher, please contact us for fee details.
Fees are subject to change; check RIMS for the most accurate fees when planning a project.
The staff rate is $40/hour.
| Service | Trained user | Includes |
|---|---|---|
| $43/hour | Scope time and assistance | |
| TEM Embedding per sample (vial) | $16/sample | Fixatives, solvents, resins, tubes, vials, molds (a sample is 4 to 6 blocks) |
| Freeze substitution | $135/run | Fixatives, solvents, |
| Negative stain | $16/run | |
| Ultramicrotomy | $9.50/hour | Trimming and sectioning supplies, grids |
| Cryo-ultramicrotomy | $62/4hour run + Ultramicrotome time |
Trimming and sectioning supplies, grids and |
| Double stain | $10/run | 8 grids max |
| $33/hour | Scope time and assistance | |
| SEM Biological Sample Prep |
$23/sample | Fixatives, solvents, tubes, filters |
| Cryo- | not applicable | 75 liters |
| Critical point drying | $10/run | Fixatives, solvents, |
| Sputter-coating | $5/run | Stub, adhesive tabs, colloidal silver, graphite, storage boxes, argon, and Au/Pd target |
| Paraffin microtomy (Finesse) | $7/hour | |
| Cryostat | $11/hour | |
| Automated paraffin processing | $9/ run | plus cassettes |
| Gemini (H&E) | $13/ run | H&E (Dewax plus stain) |
| Gemini (Dewax) |
$7/ run |
Dewax only |
| Olympus FV300 |
$35/hour |
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| Olympus FV1000 |
$45/hour |
|
| Olympus BX60(Digital) |
$20/hour |
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| Olympus BX61 (Materials) |
$27/hour |
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| BD Cytopeia Influx |
$65/hour |
+ 0.5 hour set-up fee |
| FC500 Cytometer |
$35/hour |
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| Coulter XL Cytometer |
$35/hour |
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| BD Fortessa LSRII |
$40/hour |
Additional charges apply to:
- specialty grids (Lacey carbon, Carbon/Formvar, etc)
- CDs
- Slides, grid boxes, and other consumables
