Leica Confocal Microscope
- Don Wilson (Unlicensed)
Device use type: Fee for use / Fee for service
Location: 5-055, Katz Group Centre
Standard Operating Procedure
Description: The confocal microscope is used for fluorescent imaging of cell cultures and thin tissue samples with high resolution in the z-axis. The imaging software enables specialized imaging functions such as tilescan, mark-and-find, z-stack, and timelapse imaging
Manufacturer Link: TCS SPE with Confocal Solid State Lasers for Excitation
Features:
Microscope: 4 Lasers (405 nm, 488 nm, 561 nm, 635 nm), 3 Objective lenses (10x Air, 40x Oil, 63x Oil), 2 stage inserts (glass slide, 12 well cell culture plate)
Computer Specs: HP Z4 Workstation (32 GB RAM, 6TB Disk Space, Intel Xeon W2123 CPU, Windows 10 Enterprise OS)
Imaging Software: Leica LAS X (Imaging resolution of up to 2048 x 2048 px possible)
LMACS Link: Go-to LMACS
Hourly fees for use:
SMART Network: $10
Academic: $20
Industry: $40