SECTIONING
SliceMaster by Jasco Sample Preparation Tools
precision cutting from 10-200µm
SliceMaster Micro Sample Preparation Tools are compact instruments that can easily cut thin sections from 10 to 200µm. These thinly sliced specimens may be viewed with a microscope. These instruments are simple to set-up for thin section preparation for specimens such as polypropylene bottles and multi-layer paper cartons. This product was originally designed for cutting specimens for FTIR analysis but is useful for many other applications.
The SliceMaster is available in three blade angles: vertical, angled and multi-angled. The TS-10 Pellet Slicer is for irregular sized pellets, seeds, caplets and tablets. All of the SliceMaster tools use double-edge or single edge razor blades.
HS-1 Vertical Slicer
The HS-1 Vertical Slicer can vertically cut samples such as polypropylene bottles into 100 to 500µm sections, multi-layer paper cartons from 100 to 600µm sections, and PET samples from 150 to 400µm sections. Items such as polyester or other polymers can be sliced with a variable thickness of 100µm or greater.
| 1000µm | Polypropylene Bottles |
| 800µm | Multi-layered Paper Cartons |
| 600µm | Polyethylene Tubes |
| 400µm | PET Bottles |
| 200µm | Polyester Cards |
| 100µm | Straws, Copy Paper, Polymide Sheets, etc. |
HK-1 Angled Slicer
The HK-1 Angled Slicer can cut samples at a 15° angle. It can cut samples of coated paper to 140µm, zip-lock bags to 100µm, hair to 80µm and snack food bags to 60µm.
| 200µm | Polyester Cards |
| 160µm | Coated Paper |
| 120µm | Thick Bags for Tea or Zip Locks* |
| 80µm | Hair, Instant/Snack Food Bags* |
| 40µm | Polypropylene Cartons |
| 10µm | Polyvinyl Chloride and Polyvinylidene Chloride Wrappers, Polyethylene Bags, Aluminum Foil |
| *Polyethylene, Polypropylene, Polyester, Polyimide, Polyvinyl Alcohol, Polyvinyl Acetate, etc. | |
HW-1 Multi-Angle Slicer
The HW-1 Multi-Angle Slicer can cut samples at any angle from 45° to 90°. Various types of samples can be prepared with thin section thickness of 10 to 500µm, with the ability to select the desired sample thickness.
TS-10 Pellet Slicer
The TS-10 Pellet Slicer cuts at angles of 70° to 90° angles. The TS-10 Pellet Slicer used for cutting irregular sized pellets, seeds, caplets and tablets.
SliceMaster Series Specifications Table
| HS-1 Vertical Slicer (#10187-V) |
HK-1 Angled Slicer (#10187-A) |
HW-1 Multi- Angled Slicer (#10187-M) |
TS-1 Pellet Slicer (#10187-P) |
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| Cutting Angle (against surface) |
90° | 15° | 45° to 90° Stepless Variable | 70° to 90° |
| Sample Holder | Removable | Body Fixed | Removable | Removable |
| Sample Stage | Feed Screw Type (500 µm/l rotation: stepless adjustable) | |||
| Maximum Thickness | 3mm | 0.2mm | 2mm | 10mm |
| Dimensions | 85mm W × 150mm D × 110mm H | 95mm W × 115mm D × 65mm H | 85mm W × 115mm D × 95mm H | 85mm W x 120mm D x 110mm H |
| Weight | approx 730g | approx 1100g | approx 820g | approx 1100g |
Blade Angle and Cut-Off Example Table
| Sample Name | Sample Shape | Sample Size | Sample Cut Section Size | Blade Angle |
| Health Food A | Round (Pellets) | φ9.0mm | 6.0mm | 75° |
| Health Food B | Triangle (Pellets) | 9.0 x 8.0mm | 4.0mm | 76° |
| Pharmaceutical Pellets A (Antibacterial) |
Round (Pellets) | φ10.0mm | 4.0mm | 77° |
| Pharmaceutical B (Cold Medicine) |
Football Shape (Couplet) | 13.0 x 7.0mm | 5.0mm | 77° |
| Pharmaceutical C (Stomach Medicine) |
Round (Pellets) | φ10.0mm | 4.0mm | 76° |
| Food A (Mouth Freshener) |
Spherical | φ2.5mm | 2.5mm | 90° |
| Food B (Freshener) |
Round (Pellets) | φ7.0mm | 3.0mm | 78° |
| Food C (Lemon Candies) |
Spherical | φ4.0mm | 4.0mm | 90° |
| Food D (Chocolate) |
Spherical with Icing | φ4.0mm | 4.0mm | 90° |
| Food E (Tapioca) |
Spherical | φ2.5mm | 2.5mm | 90° |
| Grain A (Soba with Shells) | Triangular Pyramid | 7.0 x 4.0mm | 4.0mm | 90° |
| Grain B (Wheat with Shells) |
Oval | 7.0 x 3.0mm | 3.0mm | 90° |
| Grain C (Rice with Hulls) |
Oval | 8.0 x 3.0mm | 2.0mm | 90° |
| Industrial Products A (O Ring) |
Doughnut (Resin) | φ9.0mm | 1.0mm | 90° (Using Liquid Nitrogen) |
| Industrial Products B (Sealing Materials) |
Doughnut (Resin) | φ7.0mm | 5.0mm | 85° |
| Industrial Products C (Pet Food) |
Cylindrical | 10.0 x 4.0mm | 4.0mm | 90° |