A PIEZOELECTRIC VIBROKNIFE FOR THE MICROTOME

Authors
KHOKHLOV AA BOLOGOV BD MOSHKOV DA
Citation
Aa. Khokhlov et al., A PIEZOELECTRIC VIBROKNIFE FOR THE MICROTOME, Instruments and experimental techniques, 40(3), 1997, pp. 422-423
Citations number
3
Categorie Soggetti
Instument & Instrumentation",Engineering
Journal title
Instruments and experimental techniques → ACNP
ISSN journal
00204412
Volume
40
Issue
3
Year of publication
1997
Pages
422 - 423
Database
ISI
SICI code
0020-4412(1997)40:3<422:APVFTM>2.0.ZU;2-Y
Abstract
A piezoelectric vibration microtome with bimorphic transducer is descr ibed. The transducer is based on a pair of ceramic piezoelements with dimensions 60 x 15 x 0.8 mm, which ensure an amplitude of 1.5 mm for t he cutting edge vibrations at a supply voltage of 70 V, 1000 Hz. The m icrotome is capable of producing slices with thicknesses of 100 mu m a nd above for unfixed, and 10 mu m and above for fixed, nonembedded bra in tissue.