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Microscopes: Confocals

By Carnegie Mellon University

Zeiss 880 Laser Scanning This microscope system provides one-photon (1-p) confocal, photo-manipulation and spectral unmixing fluorescence technologies. Six laser lines (405, 458, 488, 514, 561 and 633 nm). Image acquisition includes multi-color, z-stack, time lapse and multi-position with hardware autofocusing, which is suitable for applications such as localization, colocalization, time-lapse, uncaging, FRET, FRAP, and ratio imaging. The instrument also has fluorescence correlation spectroscopy capabilities. Pricing: Peak (Mon-Fri, 9AM-5PM): $40/hr; Off Peak: (Mon-Fri, 5PM-9AM; Weekends All Day): $30/hr Andor Revolution XD Spinning Disk Microscope This system provides a range of laser-illuminated microscopy solutions, including spinning disk confocal, and total internal reflection fluorescence (TIRF) modalities, ideal for live-cell imaging and photo-manipulation. There are four laser lines (405, 488, 560, and 640 nm) and three cameras (two EMCCD and one CCD). Pricing: Peak (Mon-Fri, 9AM-5PM): $40/hr; Off Peak: (Mon-Fri, 5PM-9AM; Weekends All Day): $30/hr