Meet the newest confocals

Since our last website update, the CAM now works with two new laser scanning confocal microscopes, the Nikon AXR and the Zeiss 980 with Airyscan, that are available for use.

Dr. Graham Burkhart of the Brandizzi lab operating the Zeiss 980 laser scanning confocal microscope.

The Zeiss 980 CLSM with the AiryScan 2 super resolution module is a high-resolution, high-sensitivity system designed for high-speed imaging with full spectral flexibility and resolution.  The system is configured on an automated inverted microscope platform with 5 lines of laser excitation and the QUASAR spectral detection unit - a 32-channel high-sensitivity Gallium Arsenide Phosphide (GaAsP) PMT detector that can be used for multi-color fluorescence imaging through a 384nm-758nm emission range in partitions as small as 20nm.  In addition, the system is configured with the AiryScan 2 superresolution detection module, designed to provide up to two times higher lateral  (XY=120nm) and axial (Z=350nm) optical resolution.  

The Nikon AXR CLSM system is configured on a fixed-stage upright microscope platform with a focusing nosepiece and a high numerical aperture, long working distance immersible (dipping) water objective.  Designed with a large field of view (25mm), the system is optimized for high-speed, high-resolution recording of fast cellular responses in live tissues and organs.  

Check out our CLSM Instrument webpage for details, and reach out to set up a consultation to learn more about these instruments.