Manchester Bioimaging Facility orders three Nikon confocal microscope
systems
22 Sept 2006 Manchester, UK. The Bioimaging Facility at the University
of Manchester has ordered three new Nikon eC1 confocal microscopes in
response to increasing demand for its state-of-the-art imaging services,.
Two of these will also be equipped with EMCCD monochrome digital cameras,
offering single photon sensitivity, allowing the Bioimaging Facility to add
TIRF to the impressive array of techniques it makes accessible to the
Faculty of Life Sciences and external organisations.
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A Nikon TE2000
inverted microscope equipped with an eC1confocal system and a ‘drift
free’ perfect focus system – as order by the Manchester Bioimaging
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One of the confocal systems will be attached to a Nikon Eclipse 90i
upright microscope, while the other two will be fitted to TE2000E inverted
motorised microscopes, making them ideal for a wide range of advanced
live-cell imaging techniques. These inverted microscopes will also be
equipped with Nikon’s perfect focus system (PFS) to eliminate drift during
time lapse observations. According to Dr Peter March Bioimaging
Experimental Officer, “The PFS has to represent one of the most useful
additions to any live cell imaging microscope. Contrast-based autofocus is
just not an option in rapid live cell imaging. For TIRF, maintaining a
stable focal plane is critical — any drift during the experiment will make
the data meaningless. With PFS, once you set that focal plane it stays in
focus and doesn't move.” To top
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