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Optical Microscope Imaging Service—Nikon Spinning Disk Confocal Microscope

Optical microscopy, allows us to see and understand the microscopic world beyond our perception. Today, optical microscopy is at the heart of many scientific and technical fields, including life sciences, biology, materials science, nanotechnology, industrial inspection, medicine, and many more. CD BioSciences, the imaging experts, can provide you with optical microscopy imaging services based on Nikon Spinning Disk Confocal Microscope.

Name of the Instrument/Platform

Nikon Spinning Disk Confocal Microscope

MANUFACTURER:
Nikon

Required Training

1. Modalities:
1) Spinning disk confocal
2) Resonance Energy Transfer (FRET)
3) Live-cell imaging (with CO2, temperature, and humidity control)
4) Multipoint acquisition and stitched image microscopy
5) Total Internal Reflectance Fluorescence (TIRF)
2. Spinning Disk Detector: 
Hamamatsu FLASH 4 sCMOS version 2
3. Laser Lines:
405
445
488
561
640 nm
4. Microscope Body: 
Nikon Ti-E with Perfect Focus 3 and motorized TIRF
5. Objectives:
10× 0.3 Air
20× 0.75 Air
40× 1.3 oil
60× 1.49 TIRF Oil
6. Stage:
ASI XY motorized stage with linear encoders and 150-micron travel Piezo-Z
7. Stage Top Incubator: 
Pathology Devices LiveCell with temperature, humidity, and CO2 control. Compatible with chambered coverglass "labtek" dishes as well as glass-bottom Petri dishes "MatTek Dishes" as well as multiwall plates.

Summary

This Nikon W1 is one of two spinning disk confocal microscopes available through the Optical Microscopy Core. It is ideal for a variety of live cell imaging experiments. This system is equipped with four laser excitation lines and an sCMOS camera for highly dynamic range detection. A stage top incubator is available for live cell imaging. It is also equipped with Nikon's motorized TIRF illuminator.

CD BioSciences remains committed to providing you with a complete, state-of-the-art optical microscopy imaging service. If you are interested, please contact us directly.

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