Microscopes
The Integrated Microscopy Facility links access to light, confocal, stereo and electron microscopy in one center, allowing users to find the platform that best suits their research questions.
Light & Confocal Microscopy:
Nikon Ti2e “hybrid” Spinning Disk Confocal System incorporates all of these imaging modalities:
- 7 laser channels Yokogawa CSU-W1 spinning disk confocal mode
- 5 LED channel epifluorescence
- Dedicated chlorophyll imaging is available in both modes for plant biologists
- Materials surface reflectance mode for opaque sample topography and imaging of cells on biomaterials
- Transmitted, compound microscopy mode offering full colour bright field and DIC imaging
- Simple deconvolution and AI image reconstruction software and image restoration AI (Clarify, Denoise and Restore), yields gorgeous images from all of its modes.
Zeiss AxioImager Z1, our workhorse upright compound microscope offers:
- Transmitted Light Path: Brightfield, DIC, Darkfield, & Phase Contrast
- Fluorescent (reflected) Mode: 8 channels of fluorescence from UV- 660 nm, plus reflectance mode for opaque surfaces
Stereo Microscopes with available fluorescence: Zeiss LUMAR V12 and Discovery V8
- Transmitted and incident light available for whole organism imaging from 100 μm- 17 mm
- 3 channels of fluorescence: DAPI, GFP and RFP for screening organisms
- Automated Z-Stacks with Extended focus module, for crisp imaging of deep 3D specimens
Electron Microscopy SEM and TEM:
We offer a full suite of preparatory equipment for both scanning electron microscopy (SEM) & transmission electron microscopy (TEM). (See Prep Equipment Page). We also host a Philips CM10 TEM.
Philips CM10 transmitted electron microscope
- Magnifications from 18x to 450,000x
- Typical minimum achievable sample resolution 0.5 nm
- Full digital imaging using AMT software
NOTE: Due to instrument age, imaging is currently offered by Fee-for-Service only (STAY TUNED FOR UPGRADE NEWS!)
