Microscopy
Inverted Microscope and PixCell II LCM
Submitted by staff on Tue, 2005-05-17 22:13Purpose:
- Inverted Scope for looking at cells in petri dishes and microscope slides.
- Brightfield, phase and fluorescence. Fluorescence covers visible range from UV to near IR.
- Low light capture at video rates (30 frames/second). Video deck, timer (puts time in milliseconds onto videotape) and monitor.
- 12-bit, high resolution camera for still capture.
- Uses Image ProPlus for for automated counts, areas, lengths, density/intensity, motion analysis, cluster analysis and other morphometric measurements.
- Laser tweezers set up for measuring physical characteristics of tissue (in construction)
Equipment Specifications:
- ImageProPlus
- Arcturus PixCell
- Photoshop
Rate:
$26.00/hr, 25% discount 6:00 p.m - 6:00 a.m.
Zeiss Axiovert 2 Upright Microscope
Submitted by staff on Tue, 2005-05-17 22:00Purpose:
- Brightfield, Fluorescence and DIC.
- Motorized stage for automated collection of large specimens and for measurement.
- Set up for distance research.
- High resolution capture on a SPOTcamera (comparable to film).
- Quick collection of image from standard color CCD camera.
- Uses the metamorph image analysis program for automated counts, areas, lengths, density/intensity (using 12 bit SPOT camera), motion analysis, cluster analysis and other morphometric measurements.
- Fluorescence covers the entire visible range spectrum from UV to near IR.
Equipment Specifications:
- Confocal Assistant
- Metamorph
- Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Word
- SPOT Advanced
Rate:
$26.00/hr, 25% discount 6:00 p.m - 6:00 a.m.
Olympus BX60 Upright Microscope
Submitted by staff on Tue, 2005-05-17 17:11Purpose:
- Flourescence, brightfield and water immersion capture.
- Fluorescence covers the visible range spectrum from UV to red.
- Flourescence cubes available for YGFP, CGFP and for looking at multiple wavelengths at once.
- Quick collection of images from a cooled CCD single-chip color camera.
- Uses the metamorph image analysis program for automated counts, areas, lengths, density/intensity, motion analysis, cluster analysis and other morphometric measurements.
Equipment Specifications:
- Adobe Premier 6.0
- Confocal Assistant
- Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Word
Rate:
$26.00/hr, 25% discount 6:00 p.m - 6:00 a.m.







