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Equipment designed for rapid freezing of samples in preparation for cryo-electron microscopy procedures. This equipment facilitates the application of the specimen to the electron microscopy grid, blotting of excess sample from the grid, and rapid vitrification (i.e., ultra-rapid freezing) of the sample, typically by plunging the sample into a vessel containing a liquid cryogen (e.g., ethane, propane).
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