Mailing Address
Microtrace LLC
790 Fletcher Drive
Suite 106
Elgin, IL 60123-4755

Phone: (847) 742-9909
Fax: (847) 742-2160

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Microtrace is licensed to handle
DEA controlled substances
(schedules 1, 2N, 3, 3N, 4, 5).
 

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Hot Stage Microscope

The hot stage microscope (made by Mettler Toledo, on an Olympus microscope) is a polarizing microscope with a stage compartment that is temperature controlled by a computer.  A particle or fiber of interest is mounted on a microscope slide and placed into the chamber of the hot stage (light grey).  By varying the temperature, the melting point of a crystal or fiber can be determined.  To the right of the microscope is a controller used to vary the temperature experienced by the specimen.

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