Enhanced Neuroimaging Service—Andor Revolution Spinning Disk Microscope

CD BioSciences' Neuroimaging Centre is a research platform with multiple large research facilities at its core, providing enhanced neuroimaging services in multiple areas. We offer Andor Revolution Spinning Disk Microscope-based neuroimaging solutions, please read on to find out more.

Name of the Instrument/Platform

Andor Revolution Spinning Disk Microscope

Introduction

Detailed Specifications
1. Multiple Laser Lines (405 nm/100mW, 445 nm/40mW, 488 nm/50mW, 515 nm/50mW, 561 nm/50mW, 640 nm/100mW)
2. Yokogawa CSU-X1
3. Mosaic Region Activation
4. Prior Motorized Stage H117
5. Olympus IX81 Zero Drift Compensation Microscope
6. Prior Piezo Stage with 250 µm travel-Z250
8. Cameras
Andor iXon
Hamamatsu Orca-R2
9. Metamporph Acquisition
10. Tokai Hit Incubator
11. HP Z200 2.67 GHz processor (4 cores, w/ HT), 3.5GB RAM, and 768 MB NVIDIA Quadro F× 1800
Optical Elements
1. Confocal Path (1, 2, 3)
2. Dichroics
AND-0005 Triple 457/514/647
AND-0007 Quad 405/488/568/647
3. Barrier filters
Single:
447/60
525/40
607/36
685/40
Dual:
464/547
488/568
Quad:
440/521/607/700
Epi-fluorescence Filtersets:
DAPI
CFP
FURA
GFP
FITC
YFP
TRITC
MCherry
CY5
Misc Filters (410/20, 488/20,520/35)
Mosaic Filterset

Feature Highlights

Physiological conditions (CO₂, temperature and humidity) are maintained by combination whole scope incubator and small stage top incubator
Advanced laser control unit, shuts off laser illumination during camera readout to eliminate unnecessary illumination and reduce phototoxicity
> 90% QE Back-illuminated EMCCD, with single photon detection capability, ensures precious photons are not wasted

Important Notes

Additional Capabilities
Multi-dimensional spinning disk confocal (Z-stacks/Multi-positions/Multi-channels)
DIC/Phase Capable
Epi-fluorescence
Mosaic Frap Unit for FRAP/Photoactivation/Photobleaching
Fast piezo Z sectioning-up to 60 sections per second
Confocal Montage

Summary

Designed for keeping cells alive and healthy so time on the microscope can be devoted to recording relevant biologal processes

CD BioSciences provides Andor Revolution Spinning Disk Microscope-based neuroimaging solutions to customers worldwide to help resolve the mechanisms of neurological diseases. If you are interested, please contact us directly.

For research use only, not intended for any clinical use.

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