Thermo Fisher FEI Tecnai G2 20 S-TWIN Transmission Electron Microscope System

The Thermo Fisher FEI Tecnai G2 20 S-TWIN Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM) is a high-resolution electron microscopy system widely used in biotechnology, molecular diagnostics, and materials science research. This system integrates precise electron optics with advanced imaging and vacuum technologies, making it critical in bioprocessing workflows, structural biology investigations, and synthetic biology applications.

Key features include:

• Tecnai G2 20 S-TWIN microscope column offering dual-lens design optimized for routine and advanced TEM modalities.
• Equipped with a Tungsten filament electron source, compatible with LaB6 emitters for enhanced brightness and resolution, essential for detailed ultrastructural analysis.
• Megaview Soft Imaging System III camera, supporting digital image capture critical in live-cell imaging, fluorescence analysis, and biomedical research.
• Inclusive of a standard quick release specimen holder ensuring efficient sample loading for timely experimental workflows.
• Comprehensive vacuum hardware: HT tank, turbo pump, rotary pump, and oil diffusion pump, providing ultra-high vacuum conditions necessary for stable electron beam performance.
• Features Lorentz microscopy enhancements, including a Lorentz lens upgrade enabling high-magnification imaging under low magnetic fields, vital for in situ magnetizing experiments and magnetic phase studies in nanobiotechnology.
• Reversible polarity objective lens facilitating dynamic in situ magnetization investigations, supporting advanced nano-scale magnetic research in biotechnology and materials engineering.
• Retains the standard objective lens, allowing full routine TEM functionality across diverse applications, including molecular cloning, cell imaging, and biopharmaceutical production pipelines.
• The system currently includes a non-functional Gatan image filter with an available port blank option to customize imaging filtering needs according to experimental requirements.

Maintained under a Thermo Fisher service contract with the latest service in July 2025, ensuring operational reliability for demanding clinical diagnostics, neuroimaging, and structural biology laboratories.

This TEM system is essential for researchers focusing on ultrastructural characterization, bioprocessing optimization, and synthetic biology research, offering unmatched versatility and performance in advanced electron microscopy analyses.