OSU MICROSCOPY LAB, SERVICES AND CHARGES FOR OSU USERS

(Outside users, please contact Lisa Whitworth at (405) 744-6765 for details)

(Effective October 1, 2025)

 

EQUIPMENT RENTAL
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
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