Imaging unit CIUS

Light microscopes

Confocal microscopes

  • Inverted stand DMi8
  • FOV scan head
  • Light sources
    • LED3: Epifluorescence 390 - 680 nm
    • CW laser: 405, 448, 488, 514, 561, 638 nm
    • Pulsed white light laser: 485 - 685 nm
  • Objectives
    • HC PL FLUOTAR 10x/0.30 Dry
    • HC PL APO 20x/0.75 Dry
    • HC PL APO 20x/0.75 Imm
    • HC PL APO 40x/1.10 W
    • HC PL APO 63x/1.3 Gly
  • Detectors
    • 4x HyD S detectors per setting
    • 1 TLD Transmitted light detector (BF, Phaco)
  • Software
    • LAS X Stellaris incl Tau Sense, FRAP, FRET, Lightning and Navigator 
Leica Stellaris
CIUS

  • Upright stand DM6B
  • AOBS and Tandem-Scanner (galvo- and resonance scanner)
  • Light sources
    • LED3: Epifluorescence 390 - 680 nm 
    • UV diode (405 nm)
    • DPSS laser (561 nm)
    • HeNe laser (633 nm)
    • Argon laser (458, 476, 488, 496, 514 nm)
  • Objectives: 
    • HC PL Fluotar 4x/0.13 Dry
    • HC PL Fluotar 10x/0.30 Dry
    • HC PL Apo CS2 20x/0.75 Dry
    • HC PL Apo CS2 20x/0.75 Imm 
    • HC PL Apo CS2 40x/1.10 W
    • HC PL Apo CS2 63x/1.20 W
    • HC PL Apo CS2 63x/1.30 Gly
  • Detectors
    • 4 PMT and 1 HyD-detector
    • 1 Trans PMT (BF, Fluo, POL)
  • Software
    • LAS X Software (with FRET, FRAP, Lightning and Navigator)
Leica SP8
CIUS

Light- and fluorescence microscopes

  • Upright stand
  • Motorized z-axis stage
  • Bright field / Dark field / Polarization / Phase contrast / Differential interference contrast / Epi-fluorescence
  • Light sources
    • LED continuous
    • Dimmable halogen light source
  • Filter: B-2A, DAPI, FITC, G-2A
  • Objectives
    • Plan Fluor  4x/0.13
    • Plan Apo λ   10x/0.45, DIC
    • Plan Apo λ   20x/0.75, DIC
    • Plan Fluor  40x/0.75 DIC
    • Plan Fluor 20x/0.50 Ph1 DLL
    • Plan Fluor 60x/0.50-1.25 Oil Iris, DIC
    • Plan Fluor  40x/0.75 Ph2 DLL
    • Plan Fluor  100x/1.30 Oil, Ph3 DLL
    • Plan Fluor  100x/1.30 Oil, DIC H
  • Software: NIS (video microscopy, time lapse, extended focus, z-stack imaging) 
  • High definition colour camera (DS-Ri2; 16.25 megapixel)
Nikon Eclipse Ni
CIUS

  • Upright stand
  • Bright field / Dark field / Polarization / Phase contrast / Epi-fluorescence
  • Filter: DAPI, TRITC, FITC
  • Light source: dimmable halogen light source
  • Nikon DS-Fi3 Camera
Olympus BX41
CIUS

Stereo microscopes

  • Motorized z-axis stage
  • Bright field / fluorescence
  • Occular zoom 0.75 - 11.25
  • Objectives:
    • 0.5 x WD54 Nikon HR Plan Apo
    • 1.0 x WD54 Nikon HR Plan Apo
    • 1.6 x WD24 Nikon HR Plan Apo
  • Volpi ring light
  • Filter: B-2A, TRITC
  • Software: NIS (video microscopy, time lapse, extended focus, z-stack imaging) 
  • High definition colour camera (DS-Ri2; 16.25 megapixel)
Nikon SMZ1500
CIUS

  • Polarization
  • Zoom 1:5
  • Nikon 1J1 camera (aperture 6.3 - 32)
Wild M400
CIUS