Kidney stoneswere traditionally analyzed after being ground into powder for chemical analysis. Thin-section preparation now makes it possible to analyze internal structures by tissue type and to observe growth patterns within the stone. ( The image below is a Winner of the Special Arts Award, 2023 NIKON JOICO AWARD_on Osaka Univ. Dr. Maruyama's article)

CFRP is a lightweight, high-strength material used in many applications, including aircraft and golf shafts. With thin-section preparation, internal features that are difficult to observe in conventional sections—such as voids and fiber/resin distribution—can be seen clearly.

Lasiotrichius succinctus (pronotum / thorax) Scale: 1 mm

With thin-section preparation, even the jelly-like internal tissues of insects—once considered difficult to observe—can be examined clearly.

Shark skin is sometimes used like a grater, and this thin section shows why: each dermal denticle rises as a hook-like structure on the surface, and blood vessels can be seen running within.

Insect cross-sections that were difficult to observe with conventional biological sectioning can be examined using our resin-embedded thin-section method. Overlapping layers of the beetle cuticle—previously hard to distinguish—can now be clearly seen and even counted. Scale: 1 mm