Bal-Tec AG's products include high-pressure and jet freezers, freeze-fracture systems, cryo transfer systems,
freeze substitution systems and ion milling systems.
Ultrstructure of hypertrophic cartilage: histochemical procedures compared with high pressure freezing and freeze substitution. Calcif.
Cartilage ultrastructure after high pressure freezing, freeze substitution, and low temperature embedding.
The ultrastructure of the connective tissue matrix of skin and cartilage after high pressure freezing and freeze substitution. J.
Applications include cryofixation of virus particles, isolated or assembled macro-molecules, liposomes, emulsions, paints, polymers, and suspensions and tissues for cryopreparation techniques such as freeze fracture/etch, freeze-drying,
freeze substitution, cryoSEM, and cryoTEM.
Freezing stress response in woody tissues observed using low temperature scanning electron microscopy and
freeze substitution techniques.
Leica also introduced a number of specimen preparation products, including a high pressure freezer, automatic
freeze substitution systems anda new ultramicrotome.