Our Suite of Bespoke Instruments
Meet our cutting-edge custom microscopes. Each one is regularly tailored to adapt to a range of new and exciting research problems and samples.​​
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Scanned Oblique-Plane Illumination Light-Sheet
High-speed multichannel volumetric imaging, accommodates a wide range of sample types.
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Field of view: 300 um x 150 um x 75 um*
Lateral Resolution: 700 nm
Ideal for: Cells in 2-D and 3-D culture, live tissue slice cultures, organoids, plant leaves, small organisms (e.g., worms, syncytial slime molds)
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Deep-UV Autofluorescence
Surface imaging of various biological samples using deep-ultraviolet excitation, without needing chemical stains
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Field of view: 650 um x 650 um
Wavelengths: 285 nm
Lateral Resolution: 700 nm
Ideal for: Fresh (unfixed) biopsies, fresh whole-mounted small organs, live tissue slice cultures, plant samples
Reconfigurable Wide-Field
Extremely flexible, multi-color, high-speed wide-field imaging platform tailored for a variety of applications, from intravital neural stimulation to traumatic brain injury studies. Regularly reconfigured to suit specific experimental needs.
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Field of view: 400 um x 400 um
Lateral Resolution: 320 nm​
Wavelengths: 488, 561, 647 nm
Ideal for: Rapid prototyping & custom-tailoring for highly sample-specific applications
Lattice Light-Sheet
High-speed multichannel volumetric imaging at high resolution.
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Field of view: 100 um x 100 um (variable)
Lateral Resolution: 280 nm
Axial Resolution: 370 nm
Ideal for: Cells in 2-D culture, subcellular organelles and other dynamic events in living cells
High-Resolution Oblique-Plane Light-Sheet
High-speed multichannel volumetric imaging at high resolution​; this instrument is under active development as part of a future generation imaging platform!
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Ideal for: Cells in 2-D culture, subcellular organelles and other dynamic events in living cells
