SMART Grids

Functionalized TEM Grids

The Smart Grids product line can provide a unique opportunity to image the world of molecular-scale engineering. Smart Grids are more than a replacement grid for transmission electron microscopy (TEM); they can change the way electron microscopy is used and can have wide application for multiple techniques for analytical characterization.

By matching the surface functionalization to your sample, you can dramatically improve sample uniformity and coverage while eliminating sample preparation artifacts such as aggregation and drying effects, yielding more accurate data and better images.

Smart Grids are micromachined from ultrathin silicon wafers to provide the greatest flexibility in grid geometry and configuration. There are two classes of SMART Grid products: NanoGrids and BioGrids.

NanoGrids set a new standard for characterization of nanomaterials using TEM, SEM, and AFM.					BioGrids are suitable for use with both stained samples and cryoEM.
Products					Products
	NanoBasic Grids Hydrophilic, standard use microscopy grid.		NanoPlus Grids Hydrophilic, positive charge grid.			BioPEG Grids Hydrophilic, neutral charge grid.		BioPlus Grids Hydrophilic, positive charge grid.
	NanoHydrophobic Grids Hydrophobic, standard use grid.		NanoMinus Grids Hydrophilic, negative charge grid.			BioHydrophobic Grids Hydrophobic, standard use grid.		BioMinus Grids Hydrophilic, negative charge grid.
	NanoOxide Grids Specialty oxide coated SMART grids.		NanoNeutral Grids Hydrophilic, neutral charge grid.			BioLysine Grids Hydrophilic, lysine binding grid.		Protein A Grids Protein A coated grids.