OSU Microscopy Facility
OSU MICROSCOPY LAB, SERVICES AND CHARGES FOR OSU USERS
Outside academic user and commerical user fees available here:
Outside OSU, effective September 1, 2026
External Academic, effective September 1, 2026
| EQUIPMENT RENTAL, Effective August 1, 2026 | ||
| JEOL JEM 2100 Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM) | ||
| Without Assistance (per hour) | $45.00 | |
| With Assistance (per hour) | $70.00 | |
| EDS X-ray Spectroscopy (per hour) | add | $10.00 |
| ThermoFisher FEI Scios2 Dual Beam Scanning Electron Microscope/ Focused Ion Beam | ||
| Without Assistance (per hour) | $45.00 | |
| With Assistance (per hour) | $70.00 | |
| EDS X-ray Spectroscopy (per hour) | add | $10.00 |
| EBSD (per hour) | add | $10.00 |
| FIB (per hour) | add | $20.00 |
| FEI Quanta 600 Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) | ||
| Without Assistance (per hour) | $35.00 | |
| With Assistance (per hour) | $60.00 | |
| EDS X-ray Spectroscopy (per hour) | add | $10.00 |
| Electron beam lithography (EBL, per hour) | add | $10.00 |
| Zeiss LSM980 Confocal Laser Scanning Microscope | ||
| Without Assistance (per hour) | $35.00 | |
| With Assistance (per hour) | $60.00 | |
| Leica SP8 Confocal Laser Scanning Microscope | ||
| Without Assistance (per hour) | $40 | |
| With Assistance (per hour) | $65 | |
| STED (per hour) | add | $10 |
| Bruker D8 Advance XRD | ||
| Powder Mode (per hour - minimum 1 hour) | $25.00 | |
| High Resolution Mode (per hour - minimum 1 hour) | $30.00 | |
| Technician Time/Assistance (per hour - minimum 1 hour) | add | $25.00 |
| Asylum MFP3D Infinity Atomic Force Microscope (AFM) | ||
| Without Assistance (per hour) | $15.00 | |
| With Assistance (per hour) | $40.00 | |
| Leica CM1900 Cryostat | ||
| Without Assistance (per hour) | $20.00 | |
| With Assistance (per hour) | $45.00 | |
| Allied Multiprep Polisher | ||
| Without Assistance (per day, minimum of ½ day charge) | $20.00 | |
| With Assistance (per hour) | add | $25.00 |
| Gatan PIPSII Ion Mill | ||
| Without Assistance (per hour) | $10.00 | |
| With Assistance (per hour) | add | $25.00 |
| Freeze Dryer (per run) | $15.00 | |
| Training Charge / Technician time (per hour) | $25.00 | |
| SAMPLE PREPARATION | ||
| Scanning Electron Microscopy | ||
| Fixation/Drying of Biological Samples by Microscopy Staff (up to 12 samples) | $300.00 | |
| Chemicals only (User processes samples) | $50.00 | |
| Critical Point Drying (per run) | $40.00 | |
| Au/Pd or Iridium Coating (per minute - minimum charge one minute) | $20.00 | |
| Carbon Coating (per run) | $20.00 | |
| Transmission Electron Microscopy | ||
| Fixation/Embedding of Biological Samples by Microscopy Staff (up to 12 samples) | $300.00 | |
| Chemicals only (User processes samples) | $50.00 | |
| Sectioning | ||
| Thick Sectioning (per block) | $25.00 | |
| Thin Sectioning (per block) | $35.00 | |
| Cryosectioning for TEM (per sample) - $40 setup | $30.00/hr | |
| Sample Section Staining (per grid) | $15.00 | |
| SUPPLIES | ||
| FIXATION CHEMICALS | ||
| Cacodylate Buffered Glutaraldehyde, 2% (per ml) | $1.00 | |
| Cacodylate/Phosphate Buffer (per ml) | $1.00 | |
| Glutaraldehyde, 10ml vial (8%, 10%, 25%) | $10.00 | |
| Paraformaldehyde, 10ml vial (16%) | $10.00 | |
| RESINS | ||
| Embed-812 (per ml) | $1.00 | |
| Spurr’s (per ml) | $1.00 | |
| LR White (per ml) | $1.00 | |
| TEM GRIDS AND GRID BOXES | ||
| Carbon Film Grid, 150 mesh (each) | $3.00 | |
| Holey Carbon Film Grid, 200 mesh (each) | $8.00 | |
| Lacey Carbon Film Grid, 200 mesh (each) | $5.00 | |
| Grid Box, 50 grid capacity (each) | $10.00 | |
| SEM SAMPLE STUBS AND STUB BOXES | ||
| Pin Type Aluminum Stub, 12mm (each) | $1.00 | |
| Pin Type Carbon Stub, 12mm (each) | $2.00 | |
| Aluminum Stub, 25mm (each) | $5.00 | |
| Carbon Planchet, 25mm (each) | $5.00 | |
| Storage Box, 4 pin stubs (each) | $4.00 | |
| MICROSCOPE GLASS SLIDES/SLIDE BOXES | ||
| Slide Storage Box, 12 slides (each) | $5.00 | |
| Slide Storage Box, 25 slides (each) | $10.00 | |