Equipment and consumables charges
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CAM Equipment charges 2020 (PDF 34KB)
Equipment charges - ANU users
| Technique | Equipment | Charge rate | User operation 9:00 am - 5:00 pm |
After hours 5:00 pm- 9:00 am |
Staff operation 9:00 am - 5:00 pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scanning Electron Microscopy | Hitachi S-4300 SE/N FESEM | Per hour | $40.00 | $20.00 | $140.00 |
| Zeiss UltraPlus FESEM | Per hour | $40.00 | $20.00 | $140.00 | |
| Cryo SEM | Per hour | $60.00 | N/A | $160.00 | |
| FEI QEMSCAN | Per hour | $40.00* | $20.00* | POA | |
| Microprobe | JEOL 8530F Plus Microprobe | Per hour | $50.00** | $25.00** | $150.00 |
| Transmission Electron Microscopy | Hitachi H-7100FA | Per hour | $40.00 | $20.00 | $140.00 |
| Cryo TEM - Hitachi H-7100FA | Per hour | Please contact CAM staff for a quote. | |||
| Philips CM300 | Per hour | $40.00 | $20.00 | $140.00 | |
| Cryo TEM - Philips CM300 | Per hour | $45.00 | N/A | $145.00 | |
| JEOL 2100F FEGTEM | Per hour | $40.00 | $20.00 | $140.00 | |
| Light Microscopy | Basic | Per hour | $7.00 | $7.00 | $107.00 |
| Zeiss LSM780 Confocal | Per hour | $40.00 | $20.00 | $140.00 | |
| Zeiss LSM800 Airyscan | Per hour | $40.00 | $20.00 | $140.00 | |
| Biological Specimen Preparation*** | Fixation/Embedding | Per hour | Please contact CAM staff for a quote. | ||
| Microtomy (K,L,M) | Per hour | $5.00 | $5.00 | $105.00 | |
| Microtomy (N) | Per hour | $10.00 | $10.00 | $110.00 | |
| High pressure freezer | Per hour | Please contact CAM staff for a quote. | |||
| Physical Specimen Preparation*** | Low speed saw | Per hour | $10.00 | $10.00 | $110.00 |
| Dimple grinder | Per hour | $5.00 | $5.00 | $105.00 | |
| MetPrep 3 polisher | Per hour | $15.00 | $15.00 | $115.00 | |
| Other | Coating: Au, Pt, Au/Pd, C | Per batch (1-6) | N/A | N/A |
$5.00 |
*QEMSCAN use capped at $500.00 per day for ANU users
**Microprobe use capped at $600.00 per day for ANU users
***Does not include consumables
POA - price on application
CAM Equipment charges 2020 (PDF 34KB)
Equipment charges - External users
| 9:00 am - 5:00 pm, Monday to Friday, except public holidays |
Other Teaching Institutions | Government Institutions | Commercial | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Technique | Equipment | Charge rate | User operation | Staff operation | User operation | Staff operation | User operation | Staff operation |
| Scanning Electron Microscopy | Hitachi S-4300 SE/N FESEM | P/hr | $50.00 | $150.00 | $80.00 | $180.00 | $150.00 | $250.00 |
| Zeiss UltraPlus FESEM | P/hr | $50.00 | $150.00 | $80.00 | $180.00 | $150.00 | $250.00 | |
| Cryo SEM | P/hr | $70.00 | $170.00 | $100.00 | $200.00 | $170.00 | $270.00 | |
| FEI QEMSCAN | Per hour | $50.00* | $150.00* | POA | POA | POA | POA | |
| Microprobe | JEOL 8530F Plus Microprobe | Per hour | $60.00 | $160.00 | $90.00 | POA | $160.00 | POA |
| Transmission Electron Microscopy | Hitachi H-7100FA | P/hr | $50.00 | $150.00 | $80.00 | $180.00 | $150.00 | $250.00 |
| Cryo TEM - Hitachi H-7100FA |
P/hr | Please contact CAM staff for a quote. | ||||||
| Philips CM300 | P/hr | $50.00 | $150.00 | $80.00 | $180.00 | $150.00 | $250.00 | |
| Cryo TEM - Philips CM300 |
P/hr | $55.00 | $155.00 | $85.00 | $185.00 | $155.00 | $255.00 | |
| JEOL 2100F FEGTEM | P/hr | $50.00 | $150.00 | $80.00 | $180.00 | $150.00 | $250.00 | |
| Light Microscopy | Basic | P/hr | $10.00 | $110.00 | $15.00 | $115.00 | $25.00 | $125.00 |
| Zeiss LSM780 Confocal | P/hr | $50.00 | $150.00 | $80.00 | $180.00 | $150.00 | $250.00 | |
| Zeiss LSM800 Airyscan | P/hr | $50.00 | $150.00 | $80.00 | $180.00 | $150.00 | $250.00 | |
| Biological Specimen Preparation*** | Fixation/Embedding | Batch (1-6) |
Please contact CAM staff for a quote. | |||||
| Microtomy (K,L,M) | P/hr | $10.00 | $110.00 | $15.00 | $115.00 | $25.00 | $125.00 | |
| Microtomy (N) |
P/hr |
$15.00 | $115.00 | $20.00 | $120.00 | $40.00 | $140.00 | |
| High pressure freezer | P/hr | Please contact CAM staff for a quote. | ||||||
| Physical Specimen Preparation*** | Low speed saw | P/hr | Please contact CAM staff for a quote for all materials preparation requirements. | |||||
| Dimple grinder | P/hr | |||||||
| MetPrep3 polisher | P/hr | |||||||
| Other | Coating: Au, Pt, Au/Pd, C | Batch (1-6) |
N/A | $5.00 | N/A | $10.00 | N/A | $20.00 |
*QEMSCAN use capped at $600.00 per day for Other Teaching Institutes users
**Microprobe use capped at $700.00 per day for Other Teaching Institutes users
***Does not include consumables
POA - price on application
Consumables prices
| Item | Quantity | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Slotted Cu grids | 10 | $3.00 |
| 50 Mesh Cu grids | 10 | $2.50 |
| 100 Mesh Cu grids | 10 | $2.50 |
| 150 Mesh Cu grids | 10 | $2.50 |
| 200 Mesh Cu grids | 10 | $2.50 |
| 300 Mesh Cu grids | 10 | $2.50 |
| Formvar coated grids | 10 | $5.00 |
| 200 Mesh Cu grids, coated | 1 | $3.00 |
| Holey carbon grids 200 mesh | 1 | $8.00 |
| Holey carbon grids 400 mesh | 1 | $8.00 |
| Lacey carbon grids 200 mesh | 1 | $8.00 |
| Lacey carbon grids 400 mesh | 1 | $8.00 |
| Grid storage box | 1 | $20.00 |
| Spurr's Resin | 5ml | $3.00 |
| Epon Resin | 5ml | $5.00 |
| LR white Resin | 10ml | $7.00 |
| Primary fixatives | 5ml | $5.00 |
| Osmium Tetroxide | 1.5ml | $3.00 |
| Uranyl Acetate | 1.5ml | $2.00 |
| PFA 16% | 2ml | $7.00 |
| Propidium Oxide | 5ml | $4.00 |
| Tweezer Self Closing | 1 | $60.00 |
| Tweezers Style 7 | 1 | $60.00 |
| Tweezers Style 5/45 | 1 | $40.00 |
| Tweezers Style 5 pointed | 1 | $10.00 |
| Tweezers Style 5 pointed, curved | 1 | $15.00 |
| Tweezers Style 3C pointed | 1 | $10.00 |
| Operating Scissors Straight | 1 | $10.00 |
| Glass Strip (Microtomy knives) | 1 | $8.00 |
| Beem Capsule | 1 | $2.00 |
| Gelatine Capsules | 10 | $1.00 |
| Immunogold labelling | 1 - 5 | $15.00 |
| Colloidal silica | 100ml | $5.00 |
| Silicon carbide pad | 1 | $2.50 |
| Polishing fluids (diamond solution + green lube) | per minute polishing | $0.50 |
| White label polishing pad | 1 | $26.00 |
| Gold label polishing pad | 1 | $30.00 |
| Final A polishing pad | 1 | $101.00 |
| Epo-fix resin mounting per sample | 1 | $4.00 |
