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− | == | + | == '''Microscopes in Molecular Medicine''' == |
+ | |||
+ | There are several types of microscopes available with different imaging modalities, different sensitivities and different imaging speeds. | ||
+ | |||
+ | All the images from these microscopes can still benefit from proper [[Software|processing]], [[Software2|analysis]] and 3D Deconvolution such as the [[Software#EPR|deconvolution software]] developed by the [http://big.umassmed.edu Biomedical Imaging Group]. | ||
+ | |||
+ | === Spinning Disk Confocal Microscopy === | ||
+ | |||
+ | Some microscopes can improve optical resolution by using point excitation and emission as seen in Confocal Microscopes. These are usually slower than other microscopes due to the need to scan the point across the specimen but the microscopes below use a spinning disk with multiple pinholes to improve time resolution and optical resolution. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==== 4 Laser Shared Spinning Disk Confocal Microscope ==== | ||
{| | {| | ||
+ | |Types of Imaging | ||
+ | |Real time 2D, with slower 3D, live cell imaging of fluorophores in modest to high quantity | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Example Fluorophores | ||
+ | |'''Hoechst''', '''DAPI''', FITC, DyLight 488, Alexa 488, GFP, DyLight 550, Alexa 555, RFP, Cy3, DyLight 633, Alexa 633, Cy5 | ||
+ | |- | ||
|Microscope | |Microscope | ||
− | |Nikon TE2000 | + | |Nikon TE2000 |
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Type | ||
+ | |Inverted | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Software | ||
+ | |Metamorph | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Light Sources | |Light Sources | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|Wide Field Camera | |Wide Field Camera | ||
− | |Photometrics CoolSNAP HQ, 1392x1040, 12 bits, 6. | + | |Photometrics CoolSNAP HQ, 1392x1040, 12 bits, 6.45μm<sup>2</sup> pixels, QE: 55-62% |
|- | |- | ||
|Spinning Disk Camera | |Spinning Disk Camera | ||
− | |QImaging Rolera-MGi, 512x512, '''14 bits''', | + | |QImaging Rolera-MGi, 512x512, '''14 bits''', 16μm<sup>2</sup> pixels, 30 fps, '''QE: up to 90%''' |
|- | |- | ||
|Nipkow Spinning Disk | |Nipkow Spinning Disk | ||
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|} | |} | ||
− | == | + | ==== 3 Laser Shared Spinning Disk Confocal Microscope ==== |
{| | {| | ||
+ | |Types of Imaging | ||
+ | |Slower than real time 2D/3D imaging of fluorophores in modest to high quantity. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Example Fluorophores | ||
+ | |FITC, DyLight 488, Alexa 488, GFP, DyLight 550, Alexa 555, RFP, Cy3, DyLight 650, Alexa 647, Cy5 | ||
+ | |- | ||
|Microscope | |Microscope | ||
− | |Zeiss | + | |Zeiss Axiovert 200 |
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Type | ||
+ | |Inverted | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Software | ||
+ | |Metamorph | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Light Sources | |Light Sources | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|Spinning Disk Camera | |Spinning Disk Camera | ||
− | | Hamamatsu C4742-80, 1344x1024, 12 bits, 6. | + | | Hamamatsu C4742-80, 1344x1024, 12 bits, 6.45μm<sup>2</sup> pixels, 8.8fps, QE : 60-72% |
|- | |- | ||
|Nipkow Spinning Disk | |Nipkow Spinning Disk | ||
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|} | |} | ||
− | == VESM == | + | === TIRF and Structured Light Microscopy === |
+ | |||
+ | TIRF microscopes work by only exciting fluorophores close to two interfaces with different indexes of refraction, such as a coverslip and aqueous media. At a high incident angle, the laser excitation beam can reflect off the aqueous medium creating an evanescent wave that can penetrate the specimen approximately 200 nm, with an exponential decay. This technique is exceptional at imaging anything near the plasma membrane such as vesicle trafficking. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Structured Light Microscopy increases spatial resolution by allowing the collection of additional high frequency information by using a shifting illumination pattern. The microscope below leverages structured illumination to determine depth of structures, such as vesicles, in the TIRF field. Due to the exponential decay of illumination, intensity information in TIRF is a based on fluorophore quantity and TIRF depth. Structured Light Microscopy allows one to measure intensity with high fidelity and that measurement can then be used to unconfound fluorophore quantity from TIRF depth. The result can be used to locate fluorescent structures in Z with exceptional accuracy. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==== TIRF EpiFluorescence Structured Light Microscope (TESM) ==== | ||
+ | |||
+ | {| | ||
+ | |Types of Imaging | ||
+ | |'''Real time 2D/3D''' live cell imaging of fluorophores in low to high quantity near or in the plasma membrane. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Example Fluorophores | ||
+ | |'''Hoechst''', '''DAPI''', FITC, DyLight 488, Alexa 488, GFP, DyLight 550, Alexa 555, RFP, Cy3, DyLight 650, Alexa 647, Cy5 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Microscope | ||
+ | | Olympus ix71 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Type | ||
+ | |Inverted and Upright | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Software | ||
+ | |[https://micro-manager.org/ μManager] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Light Sources | ||
+ | |Halogen Lamp, Lasers ('''405nm''', 491nm, 561nm, 660nm ) | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Camera | ||
+ | |Andor iXon 885 Em, 1004x1002,'''14 bits''', 8μm<sup>2</sup>,30fps, QE > 65% | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Differential interference contrast (DIC) | ||
+ | |No | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |TIRF | ||
+ | |'''Yes''' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Structured Light | ||
+ | |'''Yes''' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Focus Stability | ||
+ | |'''Yes ([http://big.umassmed.edu/wiki/index.php/PgFocus pgFocus] by Karl Bellvé)''' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |XYZ Motorized Stage | ||
+ | |No | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Nano Z Stage | ||
+ | |No | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Piezo Z | ||
+ | |'''Yes''' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Microablation System | ||
+ | |No | ||
+ | |} | ||
+ | |||
+ | === Epifluorescence Microscopy === | ||
+ | |||
+ | These microscopes are designed to excite and image fluorophores. These are your basic workhorse microscopes. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==== Virus Epifluorescence <s>Structured Light</s> Microscope (VESM) ==== | ||
{| | {| | ||
+ | |Types of Imaging | ||
+ | |'''Faster than real time 2D/3D''' live cell imaging of two fluorophores simultaneously in low to high quantity. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Example Fluorophores | ||
+ | |'''Hoechst''', '''DAPI''', FITC, DyLight 488, Alexa 488, GFP, DyLight 550, Alexa 555, RFP, Cy3, DyLight 633, Alexa 632, Cy5 | ||
+ | |- | ||
|Microscope | |Microscope | ||
− | | Olympus ix81 | + | |Olympus ix81 |
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Type | ||
+ | |Inverted | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Software | ||
+ | |[https://micro-manager.org/ μManager] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Light Sources | |Light Sources | ||
− | |Halogen Lamp, X-Cite LED 4 Color ('''395nm''', 470nm,550nm, 640nm) | + | |Halogen Lamp, X-Cite LED 4 Color ('''395nm''', 470nm, 550nm, 640nm) |
|- | |- | ||
|Camera 1 | |Camera 1 | ||
− | |Andor Zyla CMOS 4.2, '''2048x2048''', '''12 & 16 bit modes''', 6. | + | |Andor Zyla CMOS 4.2, '''2048x2048''', '''12 & 16 bit modes''', 6.45μm<sup>2</sup>, '''100fps''', QE >70% |
|- | |- | ||
|Camera 2 | |Camera 2 | ||
− | |Andor Zyla CMOS 4.2, '''2048x2048''', '''12 & 16 bit modes''', 6. | + | |Andor Zyla CMOS 4.2, '''2048x2048''', '''12 & 16 bit modes''', 6.45μm<sup>2</sup>, '''100fps''', QE >70% |
|- | |- | ||
|Differential interference contrast (DIC) | |Differential interference contrast (DIC) | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|Structured Light | |Structured Light | ||
− | | | + | |Future |
|- | |- | ||
|Focus Stability | |Focus Stability | ||
− | |'''Soon (pgFocus by Karl Bellvé)''' | + | |'''Soon ([http://big.umassmed.edu/wiki/index.php/PgFocus pgFocus] by Karl Bellvé)''' |
|- | |- | ||
|XYZ Motorized Stage | |XYZ Motorized Stage | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|Piezo Z | |Piezo Z | ||
− | |Yes | + | |'''Yes''' |
|- | |- | ||
|Microablation System | |Microablation System | ||
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|} | |} | ||
− | == | + | ==== Epifluorescence Microscope ==== |
{| | {| | ||
+ | |Types of Imaging | ||
+ | |Slower than real time 2D/3D imaging of fluorophores in modest to high quantity. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Example Fluorophores | ||
+ | |'''Hoechst''', '''DAPI''', FITC, DyLight 488, Alexa 488, GFP, DyLight 550, Alexa 555, RFP, Cy3, DyLight 650, Alexa 647, Cy5 | ||
+ | |- | ||
|Microscope | |Microscope | ||
− | | Olympus | + | |Zeiss Axio Observer D1 |
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Type | ||
+ | |Inverted | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Software | ||
+ | |Metamorph | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Light Sources | ||
+ | |X-Cite 120LED (4 Color), Halogen Lamp | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Wide-field Camera | ||
+ | |Digital CCD Hamamatsu Orca Flash 4, 2048x2048, 6.45μm<sup>2</sup> pixels, '''16 bit''' (2 * 11 bit D/A merged), QE < 82% | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Differential interference contrast (DIC) | ||
+ | |'''Yes''' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |TIRF | ||
+ | |No | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Structured Light | ||
+ | |No | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Focus Stability | ||
+ | |No | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |XYZ Motorized Stage | ||
+ | |'''Yes''' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Nano Z Stage | ||
+ | |No | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Piezo Z | ||
+ | |No | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Microablation System | ||
+ | |No | ||
+ | |} | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==== Epifluorescence Microscope (formerly of Paul Furcinitti's DISC core) ==== | ||
+ | |||
+ | {| | ||
+ | |Types of Imaging | ||
+ | |Slower than real time 2D/3D imaging of fluorophores in modest to high quantity, including '''340/380 calcium ratiometric imaging'''. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Example Fluorophores | ||
+ | |'''Fura-2''', '''Hoechst''', '''DAPI''', FITC, DyLight 488, Alexa 488, GFP, DyLight 550, Alexa 555, RFP, Cy3, DyLight 650, Alexa 647, Cy5 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Microscope | ||
+ | |Olympus IX70 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Type | ||
+ | |Inverted | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Software | ||
+ | |Metamorph | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Light Sources | |Light Sources | ||
− | |Halogen Lamp, | + | |Halogen Lamp, Mercury Arc Lamp, Xenon Arc Lamp |
|- | |- | ||
− | |Camera | + | |Wide-field Camera |
− | | | + | |Roper Scientific Coolsnap HQ, 1392x1040, 6.45μm<sup>2</sup> pixels, 12 bit, QE < 65% |
|- | |- | ||
|Differential interference contrast (DIC) | |Differential interference contrast (DIC) | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|TIRF | |TIRF | ||
− | | | + | |No |
|- | |- | ||
|Structured Light | |Structured Light | ||
− | | | + | |No |
|- | |- | ||
|Focus Stability | |Focus Stability | ||
− | | | + | |No |
|- | |- | ||
|XYZ Motorized Stage | |XYZ Motorized Stage | ||
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|} | |} | ||
− | == Multi-Well Microscope == | + | ==== Multi-Well Epifluorescence Microscope ==== |
{| | {| | ||
+ | |Types of Imaging | ||
+ | |Slow 2D/3D live cell imaging of fluorophores in high quantity optionally using '''96 well plates'''. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Common Fluorophores | ||
+ | |'''Hoechst''', '''DAPI''', FITC, GFP, RFP, Cy3, Cy5 | ||
+ | |- | ||
|Microscope | |Microscope | ||
− | | Zeiss Axio Observer Z1 | + | |Zeiss Axio Observer Z1 |
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Type | ||
+ | |Inverted | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Software | ||
+ | |[https://micro-manager.org/ μManager] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Light Sources | |Light Sources | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|Camera | |Camera | ||
− | |Andor Clara, 1392x1040, 14 & 16 bit, 6. | + | |Andor Clara, 1392x1040, 14 & 16 bit, 6.45μm<sup>2</sup>, 11fps, QE 40-60% |
|- | |- | ||
|Differential interference contrast (DIC) | |Differential interference contrast (DIC) | ||
− | | | + | |'''Yes''' |
|- | |- | ||
|TIRF | |TIRF | ||
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|Microablation System | |Microablation System | ||
|No | |No | ||
+ | |} | ||
+ | |||
+ | === Simple Microscopy === | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==== Zeiss Microscope ==== | ||
+ | |||
+ | {| | ||
+ | |Types of Imaging | ||
+ | |Brightfield | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Common Fluorophores | ||
+ | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | |Microscope |
− | | | + | |Zeiss Axioplan 2 |
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Type | ||
+ | |Upright | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Software | ||
+ | |None | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Light Sources | ||
+ | |Halogen Lamp, Mercury Arc Lamp | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Camera | ||
+ | |None | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Differential interference contrast (DIC) | ||
+ | |No | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |TIRF | ||
+ | |No | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Structured Light | ||
+ | |No | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Focus Stability | ||
+ | |No | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |XYZ Motorized Stage | ||
+ | |No | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Nano Z Stage | ||
+ | |No | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Piezo Z | ||
+ | |No | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Microablation System | ||
+ | |No | ||
|} | |} | ||
+ | |||
+ | == '''Microscope Scheduling''' == | ||
+ | |||
+ | Microscopes can be scheduled through the [http://big.umassmed.edu Biomedical Imaging Group], and their online calendaring system after they have establish an account for you. | ||
+ | |||
+ | == ''' Microscope Training''' == | ||
+ | |||
+ | New users will be trained in the use and care of microscopes. | ||
+ | |||
+ | == '''Microscope Care ''' == | ||
+ | |||
+ | Extreme care needs to be taken around any optical surface and optical fibers, as well as the objectives. Excessive oil can damage objective's seals causing unwanted oil accumulation on optical surfaces below or inside the objective. For example, below is an image of a DIC prism from our Nikon Spinning Disk Confocal. You can see oil accumulation on this prism, and this sits inches below the objective! One only needs to use enough oil to cover the front lens of an objective and the oil must be cleaned from the objective after you are finished. For deep cleaning, we use 85% Petroleum Ether with 15% Isopropanol but an ethanol solution will work as well. Only use lens tissue or cotton swabs once. Clean in a circular motion working from inside to outside. | ||
+ | |||
+ | [[File:Oil_on_dic_prism_small.jpg|150px|Oil on DIC Prism]] | ||
+ | |||
+ | == '''Help'''== | ||
+ | |||
+ | The Biomedical Imaging Group provides expertise in [[Software|image processing]], [[Software|image analysis]], [[Software#DAVE|image visualization]] and [[Software#EPR|3D Deconvolution]]. | ||
+ | |||
+ | == '''Other Resources''' == | ||
+ | |||
+ | The Sanderson Center for Optical Experimentation ([https://www.umassmed.edu/scope SCOPE]) is an University of Massachusetts Medical School imaging core. |
Latest revision as of 16:30, 3 June 2020
Microscopes in Molecular Medicine
There are several types of microscopes available with different imaging modalities, different sensitivities and different imaging speeds.
All the images from these microscopes can still benefit from proper processing, analysis and 3D Deconvolution such as the deconvolution software developed by the Biomedical Imaging Group.
Spinning Disk Confocal Microscopy
Some microscopes can improve optical resolution by using point excitation and emission as seen in Confocal Microscopes. These are usually slower than other microscopes due to the need to scan the point across the specimen but the microscopes below use a spinning disk with multiple pinholes to improve time resolution and optical resolution.
Types of Imaging | Real time 2D, with slower 3D, live cell imaging of fluorophores in modest to high quantity |
Example Fluorophores | Hoechst, DAPI, FITC, DyLight 488, Alexa 488, GFP, DyLight 550, Alexa 555, RFP, Cy3, DyLight 633, Alexa 633, Cy5 |
Microscope | Nikon TE2000 |
Type | Inverted |
Software | Metamorph |
Light Sources | Xeon Arc Lamp, Halogen Lamp, 4 Lasers (405nm, 488nm, 561nm, 636nm) |
Wide Field Camera | Photometrics CoolSNAP HQ, 1392x1040, 12 bits, 6.45μm2 pixels, QE: 55-62% |
Spinning Disk Camera | QImaging Rolera-MGi, 512x512, 14 bits, 16μm2 pixels, 30 fps, QE: up to 90% |
Nipkow Spinning Disk | Yokogawa CSU-10 |
Differential interference contrast (DIC) | Yes |
TIRF | No |
Structured Light | No |
Focus Stability | Yes (Perfect Focus by Nikon) |
XYZ Motorized Stage | Yes |
Nano Z Stage | No |
Piezo Z | No |
Microablation System | Yes |
Types of Imaging | Slower than real time 2D/3D imaging of fluorophores in modest to high quantity. |
Example Fluorophores | FITC, DyLight 488, Alexa 488, GFP, DyLight 550, Alexa 555, RFP, Cy3, DyLight 650, Alexa 647, Cy5 |
Microscope | Zeiss Axiovert 200 |
Type | Inverted |
Software | Metamorph |
Light Sources | Mercury Arc Lamp, Halogen Lamp, 3 Lasers (491nm, 561nm, 647nm) |
Wide-field Camera | None |
Spinning Disk Camera | Hamamatsu C4742-80, 1344x1024, 12 bits, 6.45μm2 pixels, 8.8fps, QE : 60-72% |
Nipkow Spinning Disk | Yokogawa CSU-10 |
Differential interference contrast (DIC) | Unknown |
TIRF | No |
Structured Light | No |
Focus Stability | No |
XYZ Motorized Stage | Yes |
Nano Z Stage | No |
Piezo Z | Yes |
Microablation System | No |
TIRF and Structured Light Microscopy
TIRF microscopes work by only exciting fluorophores close to two interfaces with different indexes of refraction, such as a coverslip and aqueous media. At a high incident angle, the laser excitation beam can reflect off the aqueous medium creating an evanescent wave that can penetrate the specimen approximately 200 nm, with an exponential decay. This technique is exceptional at imaging anything near the plasma membrane such as vesicle trafficking.
Structured Light Microscopy increases spatial resolution by allowing the collection of additional high frequency information by using a shifting illumination pattern. The microscope below leverages structured illumination to determine depth of structures, such as vesicles, in the TIRF field. Due to the exponential decay of illumination, intensity information in TIRF is a based on fluorophore quantity and TIRF depth. Structured Light Microscopy allows one to measure intensity with high fidelity and that measurement can then be used to unconfound fluorophore quantity from TIRF depth. The result can be used to locate fluorescent structures in Z with exceptional accuracy.
TIRF EpiFluorescence Structured Light Microscope (TESM)
Types of Imaging | Real time 2D/3D live cell imaging of fluorophores in low to high quantity near or in the plasma membrane. |
Example Fluorophores | Hoechst, DAPI, FITC, DyLight 488, Alexa 488, GFP, DyLight 550, Alexa 555, RFP, Cy3, DyLight 650, Alexa 647, Cy5 |
Microscope | Olympus ix71 |
Type | Inverted and Upright |
Software | μManager |
Light Sources | Halogen Lamp, Lasers (405nm, 491nm, 561nm, 660nm ) |
Camera | Andor iXon 885 Em, 1004x1002,14 bits, 8μm2,30fps, QE > 65% |
Differential interference contrast (DIC) | No |
TIRF | Yes |
Structured Light | Yes |
Focus Stability | Yes (pgFocus by Karl Bellvé) |
XYZ Motorized Stage | No |
Nano Z Stage | No |
Piezo Z | Yes |
Microablation System | No |
Epifluorescence Microscopy
These microscopes are designed to excite and image fluorophores. These are your basic workhorse microscopes.
Virus Epifluorescence Structured Light Microscope (VESM)
Types of Imaging | Faster than real time 2D/3D live cell imaging of two fluorophores simultaneously in low to high quantity. |
Example Fluorophores | Hoechst, DAPI, FITC, DyLight 488, Alexa 488, GFP, DyLight 550, Alexa 555, RFP, Cy3, DyLight 633, Alexa 632, Cy5 |
Microscope | Olympus ix81 |
Type | Inverted |
Software | μManager |
Light Sources | Halogen Lamp, X-Cite LED 4 Color (395nm, 470nm, 550nm, 640nm) |
Camera 1 | Andor Zyla CMOS 4.2, 2048x2048, 12 & 16 bit modes, 6.45μm2, 100fps, QE >70% |
Camera 2 | Andor Zyla CMOS 4.2, 2048x2048, 12 & 16 bit modes, 6.45μm2, 100fps, QE >70% |
Differential interference contrast (DIC) | No |
TIRF | No |
Structured Light | Future |
Focus Stability | Soon (pgFocus by Karl Bellvé) |
XYZ Motorized Stage | No |
Nano Z Stage | No |
Piezo Z | Yes |
Microablation System | No |
Notes | Housed in a Biosafety Level 2+ Room. Please see CDC Biosafety Level Criteria |
Epifluorescence Microscope
Types of Imaging | Slower than real time 2D/3D imaging of fluorophores in modest to high quantity. |
Example Fluorophores | Hoechst, DAPI, FITC, DyLight 488, Alexa 488, GFP, DyLight 550, Alexa 555, RFP, Cy3, DyLight 650, Alexa 647, Cy5 |
Microscope | Zeiss Axio Observer D1 |
Type | Inverted |
Software | Metamorph |
Light Sources | X-Cite 120LED (4 Color), Halogen Lamp |
Wide-field Camera | Digital CCD Hamamatsu Orca Flash 4, 2048x2048, 6.45μm2 pixels, 16 bit (2 * 11 bit D/A merged), QE < 82% |
Differential interference contrast (DIC) | Yes |
TIRF | No |
Structured Light | No |
Focus Stability | No |
XYZ Motorized Stage | Yes |
Nano Z Stage | No |
Piezo Z | No |
Microablation System | No |
Epifluorescence Microscope (formerly of Paul Furcinitti's DISC core)
Types of Imaging | Slower than real time 2D/3D imaging of fluorophores in modest to high quantity, including 340/380 calcium ratiometric imaging. |
Example Fluorophores | Fura-2, Hoechst, DAPI, FITC, DyLight 488, Alexa 488, GFP, DyLight 550, Alexa 555, RFP, Cy3, DyLight 650, Alexa 647, Cy5 |
Microscope | Olympus IX70 |
Type | Inverted |
Software | Metamorph |
Light Sources | Halogen Lamp, Mercury Arc Lamp, Xenon Arc Lamp |
Wide-field Camera | Roper Scientific Coolsnap HQ, 1392x1040, 6.45μm2 pixels, 12 bit, QE < 65% |
Differential interference contrast (DIC) | No |
TIRF | No |
Structured Light | No |
Focus Stability | No |
XYZ Motorized Stage | No |
Nano Z Stage | No |
Piezo Z | Yes |
Microablation System | No |
Multi-Well Epifluorescence Microscope
Types of Imaging | Slow 2D/3D live cell imaging of fluorophores in high quantity optionally using 96 well plates. |
Common Fluorophores | Hoechst, DAPI, FITC, GFP, RFP, Cy3, Cy5 |
Microscope | Zeiss Axio Observer Z1 |
Type | Inverted |
Software | μManager |
Light Sources | Halogen Lamp, Xenon Arc Lamp |
Camera | Andor Clara, 1392x1040, 14 & 16 bit, 6.45μm2, 11fps, QE 40-60% |
Differential interference contrast (DIC) | Yes |
TIRF | No |
Structured Light | No |
Focus Stability | Yes (Definite Focus by Zeiss) |
XYZ Motorized Stage | Yes |
Nano Z Stage | No |
Piezo Z | No |
Microablation System | No |
Simple Microscopy
Zeiss Microscope
Types of Imaging | Brightfield |
Common Fluorophores | |
Microscope | Zeiss Axioplan 2 |
Type | Upright |
Software | None |
Light Sources | Halogen Lamp, Mercury Arc Lamp |
Camera | None |
Differential interference contrast (DIC) | No |
TIRF | No |
Structured Light | No |
Focus Stability | No |
XYZ Motorized Stage | No |
Nano Z Stage | No |
Piezo Z | No |
Microablation System | No |
Microscope Scheduling
Microscopes can be scheduled through the Biomedical Imaging Group, and their online calendaring system after they have establish an account for you.
Microscope Training
New users will be trained in the use and care of microscopes.
Microscope Care
Extreme care needs to be taken around any optical surface and optical fibers, as well as the objectives. Excessive oil can damage objective's seals causing unwanted oil accumulation on optical surfaces below or inside the objective. For example, below is an image of a DIC prism from our Nikon Spinning Disk Confocal. You can see oil accumulation on this prism, and this sits inches below the objective! One only needs to use enough oil to cover the front lens of an objective and the oil must be cleaned from the objective after you are finished. For deep cleaning, we use 85% Petroleum Ether with 15% Isopropanol but an ethanol solution will work as well. Only use lens tissue or cotton swabs once. Clean in a circular motion working from inside to outside.
Help
The Biomedical Imaging Group provides expertise in image processing, image analysis, image visualization and 3D Deconvolution.
Other Resources
The Sanderson Center for Optical Experimentation (SCOPE) is an University of Massachusetts Medical School imaging core.