Live Cell Imaging

  • Widefield imaging of living and fixed samples
  • Optimized deconvolution
  • Solid-state illumination, fast excitation switching
  • Temperature, humidity, CO2 control
  • Hardware-based autofocus
  • High-precision XYZ stage
  • Dual cameras - high-resolution and high-sensitivity
  • 405 nm and 488 nm lasers for photoactivation and photo-bleaching experiments
  • Optical axis integration/z-sweep acquisition
  • Kohler and critical illumination

  • Leica point scanning confocal microscope
  • Inverted Leica DMI8 microscope stand with Adaptive Focus Control and x,y scanning stage
  • Pulsed White Light Laser (440nm-790nm) for imaging wide-range of fluorophores from blue to near infrared
  • 5 high-sensitivity and low-noise spectral HyD detectors, all with photon counting and time-gating capability
  • Imaging based on spectrum or by fluorescence lifetime: TauSense and Fluorescent Lifetime Imaging Microscopy (FLIM).
  • Notch filters to further reduce background
  • Conventional and resonant scanners
  • LAS X software with 'LAS X 3D' image viewer and 'LAS X Navigator' for convenient tile-scanning and stitching