Nanoscopes

Overview of nanoscopes available at the expertise centre and their features:

STED: Abberior Facility Line

Instrument specifications

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  • Objective lenses:
    • UPLXAPO 20X, NA 0.8, working distance 0.6 mm
    • PLXAPO 60X, oil, NA 1.42, working distance  0.15 mm,
    • UPLSAPO 60xS , silicone oil, NA 1.30, working distance 0.3 mm
  • Excitation lasers:
    • 405 nm (CW, 50 mW)
    • 485 nm (pulsed -> to combine with 595 nm STED laser)
    • 561 nm (pulsed > to combine with 775 nm STED laser)
    • 640 nm (pulsed > to combine with 775 nm STED laser)
  • STED lasers:
    • 775 nm (pulsed)
    • 595 nm (pulsed)
  • Detectors:
    • 1 MATRIX detector with FLIM capability
    • 3 single photon counting APD point detectors
    • Detection bands tunable between 400 and 800 nm
  • Easy3D STED beam shaping module for both 595 and 775 nm STED lasers
  • Adaptive illumination package (RESCue imaging, DyMIN imaging, MINFIELD imaging mode)
  • Z drift compensation unit
  • Software package: LightBox and Inspector
  • Auto-alignment module
  • OkoLab cage incubator (CO2, humidity and temperature)
  • coolLED + camera for wide field fluorescence detection
  • Transmitted light illumination and detector

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Location

Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences,

Department of Pharmaceutics,

Ottergemsesteenweg 460,

B-9000, Ghent

Price

During the active period of the grant, special prices apply. Contact us for more information.