INSTRUMENTS

Instruments

PerkinElmer Spinning Disk

Ideal for imaging diverse fluorophores in live cells. Lasers include: 405, 440, 488, 514, 561, 633nm. Features include: Yokogawa CSU-X1 spinning disk scanhead (5000 rpm) Hamamatsu EMCCD camera, motorized x-y stage, PhotoKinesis unit, stage-top Tokai Hit environmental chamber with temperature, CO2, and humidity. Analysis: Volocity Software.

PerkinElmer Details

ASI diSPIM Lightsheet

Ideal for image diverse fluorophores in groups of cells or small organisms that are 30 to 300 microns thick. The system is equipped with 405, 488, 561, 640nm lasers, motorized stage, dual Andor ZYLA cameras, and incubation control.

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JPK NanoWizard 4a AFM

JPK NanoWizard 4a Atomic Force Microscope

The JPK AFM combines atomic resolution with fast scanning. The system is capable of acquiring brightfield and fluorescence images while characterizing the mechanical, electrical, chemical and magnetic properties of samples in both air and liquid, including live biological samples in near-physiological conditions. Samples can be scanned with line rates up to 70 Hz with a scan range of 100 microns, allowing researchers to study fine structure and dynamic processes in living cells.

JPK AFM Details

3-Photon Microscope

Still under construction. Stay tuned for more information.

Contact Us

Amy Beaven
Interim Director
abeaven@umd.edu
301.405.7238
0107 Microbiology Building