Confocal Microscopes
Laser scanning confocal microscope – Olympus FV1000 equipped with:
- Laser lines: 405, 458, 488, 515, 559, 635;
- DIC;
- Incubator with temperature & humidity control, for live imaging;
- FRET and FRAP analysis;
- Mosaic imaging.
Widefield Microscopes
Upright optical microscope – Olympus BX61:
- Brightfield;
- Fluorescence;
- Differential Interference Contrast - DIC.
- Brightfield;
- Fluorescence;
- Phase Contrast;
- Incubator with temperature and humidity control to perform live imaging.
Others
Stereologic microscopes - 2 Olympus BX51 and 1 Zeiss Axioplan2 imaging:
Analysis software: Neurolucida (Microbright Field – MBF), Stereo Investigator (MBF), and NewCAST (Visiopharm).
Laser microdissection microscope Olympus IX81 - laser standard 335 nm frequency 1/500ps, compatible with slides and microplates.
Holo-tomographic microscope – Nanolive 3D cell explorer (low power laser 520 nm, imaging based on cell structures’ refractive index signature, live Imaging without any staining).
Micromanipulator microscope – Olympus IX51(DIC, Narishige micromanipulator Joystick MN-151, Narishige microinjector IM 300).