A GDxDORCO microtome blade advancing out of its dispenser

The Art of the Cut

A new microtome blade. Engineered from the edge up.

  • In use in 41 countries
  • ISO 13485 certified
  • 97+% delivered within two business days
  • 10 free blades to start
The GDxDORCO sample box: Cut it once. Call it done.

Ten blades. Packed like a gift.

Your free sample arrives in its own box, made to be opened at the bench. Tell us your microtome or cryostat and we confirm the holder fits before we ship. For U.S. laboratories.

  • A dispenser of 10 GDxDORCO blades
  • The Art of the Cut card deck, a guided run for your first blocks
  • A Histopun sticker pack
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Two profiles. One standard.

Series 35 blades in high-alloy stainless steel with Diamond Hard Coating. Fifty blades per box, 10 boxes per case, no case minimum.

Low-profile GDxDORCO 35L low-profile microtome blade dispenser 35L50 blades per boxProduct No. 021-1302-1035 High-profile GDxDORCO 35H high-profile microtome blade dispenser 35H50 blades per boxProduct No. 021-1302-1036 The dispenser GDxDORCO dispenser with the patent-pending Blades Leveling Substrate Level to the last bladeBlades Leveling Substrate · patent pending Sample box The GDxDORCO 35L sample box with blades and dispenser 10 blades, freeHolder fit confirmed before we ship

Fits your holder. Manual, semi-automated and fully automated rotary microtomes and cryostats with a standard low- or high-profile disposable blade holder.

A paraffin bone block being sectioned with a GDxDORCO 35L blade

The Art of the Cut

Bone to biopsy. Filmed at the bench.

Nineteen tissue types sectioned at 3 µm in paraffin with the 35L blade. The ribbon tells you more than any spec sheet.

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Our standard

A harder edge. A cleaner cut.

Explore the technology

Four technologies. One edge.

Built and checked under an ISO 13485 quality management system, from production to delivery.

2.1×

Diamond Hard Coating

The nano-hardness of standard Cr coatings, for a sharper, cleaner cut.

−80°C

Sub-zero treatment

Refines the steel microstructure for a denser, sharper edge.

2layers

Two-layer polishing

Symmetric bevels and equal abrasive length on both sides of the edge.

50blades

Leveling substrate

Every blade sits level, down to the last one in the dispenser.

Before you switch, here is what stays the same.

Your holder

If your holder takes low- or high-profile blades, it takes ours. We confirm the fit before we ship.

Your workflow

The same steps you use today. Our team helps you dial in the microtome clearance angle for your blocks.

Your commitment

Start with ten free blades. After that, order by the box. No case minimum.

One thing will feel different: the first blocks. A new edge can cut warm paraffin differently from the blade you know. The cards in your sample box show you how to adjust.

How to orderSample, then quote, then account. Pricing is quoted per lab within one business day.

Start with five details.

Not ready for the full sample form? Leave five details. Our team will confirm your shipping address and microtome model within one business day, then send a full dispenser of 10 blades. Histopun stickers included.