Equipment/Instruments
Die Two-Photon Imaging Facility umfasst Two-Photon Laser Scanning Mikroskope:
- Olympus FV1000MPE
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Leica STELLARIS 8 DIVE FALCON
und ein In-Vivo Optical Imaging System: - IVIS Lumina XR
Olympus FV1000MPE
Microscope table: | Anti-vibration table (active dampening) (Newport RS2000-series) | ||||
Laser: | Spectra physics MaiTai DeepSee HPDS-OL (700-1000 nm). Argon laser diode (458/488/515 nm) |
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Laser beam modulation: | Olympus Fluoview FV10 single beam scanner optimized for NIR wavelengths. | ||||
Microscope stand: | BX61WIF (motorized upright microscope) | ||||
Detection: |
3X internal non-direct scanned PMT detectors (d=25mm). Bandwidth selection of emitted light by filters in motorized filter wheel is in front of each PMT (confocal detectors). |
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Microscope stage: | Motorized Prior Z-Deck X/Y stage. | ||||
Image acquisition computer: |
Windows 10 Prof. 64bit system; Intel Xeon CPU E5-1620-0 @ 3,60GHz/3,60GHz, 8 GB RAM with FluoView interface board 30 inch TFT- monitor. |
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Others: |
Classic HBO fluorescent light source including light guide, three fluorescent filter cubes (DAPI/GFP/RHOD). |
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Objectives: | XLUMPLAN20x XLPLN25xWMP-SP LUMFI60x UMPLFLN 10XW XLPLN10XSVMP |
20x 25x 60x 10x 10x |
NA 0.95 NA 1.05 NA 1.10 NA 0.30 NA 0.60 |
WD2.0 WD2.0 WD2.0 WD3.5 WD8.0 |
Leica STELLARIS 8 DIVE FALCON
Microscope table: |
Newport anti-vibration table (active dampening) |
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Laser: |
Spectra physics IR Laser Insight X3 DUAL (700-1300 nm + 1045 nm), dual beamrouting with VBE. |
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Scanner: |
TCS SP8 Scan head (resonant/non-resonant) |
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Microscope stand: |
Leica DM6 CFS (motorized upright microscope) |
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Detection: |
Confocal detectors: 2x HyD SP gated, 1x HyD S SP gated (FLIM capable) 4TUNE DIVE (4-channel): 4X non-descanned 4Tune HyD RLD detectors (FLIM capable) with free tunable detection range SP8 FALCON (FAst Lifetime CONtrast) with LAS X Phasor FLIM Online Transmission detectors: 2 PMT with filter block |
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Microscope stage: |
Scientifica MMBP, Okolab laser security box |
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Image acquisition computer: |
Expert CUDA Workstation, RAID High Power HPZ6G4 Workstation Windows 10 Professional (64 bit) Promise Pegasus3 RAID System (16 TB) |
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Others: |
EL 6000 (LQ-HXP 120 LEJ) fluorescent light source, |
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Objectives: |
FLUOTAR L 16x/0.6 IMM CORR VISIR |
16x |
NA 0.60 |
WD2.5 |
Weitere Ausrüstung
- Präparationsbereich für Kleintiere mit Stereo-Mikroskop und S1-Laborbank mit Grundausstattung zur Probenvorbereitung (Standardfarbstoffe verfügbar).
- Trigger Box für die gesteuerte Bildaufnahme über EKG und Atemsignal.
Bildbearbeitung/-analyse
Hardware:
- Workstation “Datec” (Intel Xeon CPU E5-2630v2@2,6GHz/2,6GHz, 192GB RAM)
- Workstation “Fujitsu R940” (Xeon E5-2643 v4 @ 3,40GHz/3,40GHz, 192GB RAM)
Software:
- Bitplane Imaris (verschiedene Module) und Imaris Stitcher
- Leica LAS X
- ImagePro Analyzer 3D 7.0
- Fiji (ImageJ)
- Autoquant X3
- XuvStitch
- Olympus Fluoview FV10 2.0 viewer
In-Vivo Optical Imaging System
IVIS Lumina XR
Light source: | Halogen Tungsten Lampe (150 W), LED lamps for photographic images. |
Detection: | -90°C cooled back-thinned, back-illuminated grade 1 CCD camera, 1024x1024 pixel, 13x13mm, (16Bit). |
Filters: | 10 position excitation filter wheels, equipped with 10 excitation filter (30nm bandwidth) in the range from 430-745 nm, 8 position emission filter wheel, equipped with 4 emission filters (GFP/DsRed/Cy5.5/ICG). Automated image integration to overlay with bioluminescence, fluorescence and photograph. |
Imaging chamber: | Light-sealed, heated stage to maintain optimum body temperature. Motor controlled stage, filter wheel, lens position, and f-stop. |
X-Ray module: | Radiation shielded cabinet. Fast X-ray image acquisition times of 1-10 s reducing radiation exposure. |
Additional accessories: | Optical zoom lens attachment for close up and high resolution X-ray images, optical X-FOV lens attachment for view field extension to 23x24 cm (5 mice). Gas anesthesia ports, 5 position manifold within imaging chamber. Syringe injection system |
Anesthesia snit: | Xenogen XGI-8 gas anesthesia system for small animals (adapted to anesthetize up to five mice in parallel). |
Software: | Living Image Software 4.4 |