K750X Peltier-Cooled EM Freeze Dryer
Freeze drying specimen preparation reduces the distortion and shrinkage effects that occur when a wet specimen dries by normal evaporation. Distortion is due to the forces of surface tension that occur when going from a liquid to a vapour phase, such as from water to water vapour - the normal situation with biological specimens. The freeze drying method overcomes this problem by careful sublimation of frozen specimens under vacuum - a process that avoids the liquid phase and thereby reduces distortion effects. The rate of sublimation is a function of temperature and vacuum, with typical drying times being several hours or longer.
The K750X EM Freeze Dryer operates at rotary pump vacuum using a ‘Peltier’ thermoelectric stage. This means drying temperatures can be achieved, enabling careful sublimation of frozen specimens under vacuum.
Both the temperature and process time can be pre-selected and the drying cycle completed automatically. Provision is made at the end of the drying cycle to allow specimens to be warmed prior to embedding. Disposable desiccant containers are positioned in the preparation chamber to enhance water vapour removal. Additionally, with a suitable container (e.g. a polystyrene pot), the vacuum chamber can be used to prepare ‘slushy’ liquid nitrogen for fast-freezing specimens prior to freeze drying.
Key features
• Thermoelectric cooling and heating - accurate temperature control
• Peltier cooling/warming stage - simple and convenient to use
• Menu-driven operation - intuitive, easy to set up and run
• Automatic drying cycle - unattended operation
Ideally, freeze drying should be carried out at temperatures below the recrystallisation point of ice, but this would require very long drying times. In practice temperatures of -60°C (if back-up water cooling at 15°C is used – heater/chiller option) have been found to give reasonable results under vacuum levels that are achievable with a two-stage rotary vacuum pump. For some delicate specimens, however, it is necessary to dry at temperatures below -80°C with lower sublimation rates. This requires better vacuum than can be obtained using a rotary vacuum pump alone and the lower temperatures associated with liquid nitrogen. For such applications the liquid nitrogen-cooled, turbomolecular-pumped K775X is recommended.
Our dryer product range included two EM freeze dryers, also three CPDs, the K850 critical point dryer with vertical chamber, the E3100 critical point dryer with horizontal chamber. The larger K850WM model is designed for semiconductor applications and will dry a 6" wafer. These drying products are for Research Use Only.
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