Patent ID: 7811518

Claim:
A sample slice preparation device which slices, by a knife, a solid specimen constituted by embedding an original sample as a slice object with an embedding material to prepare a sample slice, the device comprising: a slicing unit which moves the solid specimen and the knife with respect to each other to slice the solid specimen into a predetermined slice thickness by the knife; moisture imparting means for imparting moisture to a tape-like auxiliary slicing member; slice conveyance means for adsorbing the resultant slice by an adsorbing force of the moisture imparted to the auxiliary slicing member to feed out the slice; transfer means for applying water to the surface of a slide glass to transfer the slice from the auxiliary slicing member onto the slide glass by the adsorbing force of applied water; an extension unit which heats the slide glass having the slice adsorbed thereon to evaporate the moisture, thereby extending the slice; and slide glass conveyance means for conveying the slide glass provided with the slice.