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Maximize your productivity with flexible, robust, and high-performance 2D/3D life science imaging with the Thermo Scientific Apreo 2 SEM for life sciences.
This highly flexible system boasts many features that can make life science imaging simple. For example, charge-free imaging in combination with simultaneous triple in-column detection ensures the right image at the right time. The Thermo Scientific™ Apreo 2 SEM is the ideal choice for 2D and large-volume analysis.
The Apreo product line is known for versatile, high-quality imaging of difficult and/or delicate life science samples. The Apreo 2 SEM builds on these qualities to provide optimal imaging for an even wider range of critical life science targets. With charge-free, high-resolution, and enhanced-contrast imaging, it is now even easier to find the right conditions for every specimen.
The unique Trinity In-Column Detection System of the Apreo 2 SEM allows you to obtain more data from your sample thanks to its final lens design, which includes multiple detectors at different positions in the lens. The system allows a choice in lens presets: the electrostatic final lens (in the Apreo 2 C SEM) is ideal for imaging heavily charging samples, whereas the immersion lens (in the Apreo 2 S SEM) enables increased contrast in life science samples.
All-around high performance for life science samples ranging from tissues to nanoparticles. Using the compound electrostatic magnetic-immersion lens, ultra-high resolution can be achieved with great depth of field (long working distances).
Flexible 2D and 3D imaging. The Apreo 2 SEM can image a wide range of samples in 2D, or, with the addition of our serial block-face imaging system and multi-energy deconvolution software or Array Tomography, it can even unravel complex 3D architectures in their natural context.
Less time on instrument maintenance. With Thermo Scientific SmartAlign Technology, optical alignment can be performed automatically so that you can spend more time on data collection and less on routine maintenance.
Enhanced surface contrast. Beam deceleration allows for the detection of low-angle backscattered electrons, enhancing the topographical surface contrast of your samples.
Simultaneous detection of multiple signals. The Apreo 2 SEM features the unique, in-column Trinity Detection System, which allows simultaneous detection of multiple signals (e.g., composition, topography, and surface information) and is immediately available from the moment the beam is activated.
Serial block-face imaging system. Our state-of-the-art serial block-face imaging system enables large 3D volume acquisition without user attendance and volume reconstructions (using Thermo Scientific Amira ™ Software) in an automated manner, achieving high-quality isotropic 3D data.
Array Tomography software. The Apreo 2 SEM also allows volume imaging with our dedicated Array Tomography software, which enables high-resolution 3D images based on serial ultra-sections of biological tissue blocks.