Perkin Elmer Spinning Disc Confocal/Volocity

The Perkin Elmer's revolutionary spinning-disk technology allows the system to scan the sample faster than any other available system - 1,000 times per second - yet provides superior image quality due to greater image averaging and a cooled ECCD camera. Its speed and low level light sensitivity makes it ideal for live cell confocal imaging - providing reduced photo-bleaching and photo-toxicity - allowing you to study cellular events for extended periods of time, either through brightfield, fluorescence or confocal imaging.

Its laser lines include: 405nm, 440nm, 488nm, 514nm, 568nm and 614nm - and it is capable of imaging 6 colours at once. All are subject to precision control through Volocity Acquisition software.

Additional Volocity™ Visualisation software allows you to manipulate data and volume-render, rotate and section in 3-D and 4-D. You can process confocal images captured as a stack of images at different focal points, and perform a number of other useful manipulations. Your time lapse studies can be made into QuickTime™ and AVI movies to help visualisation of the original confocal captured data.

Users are charged for using this system – and must be trained prior to conducting any experiments!

Training Scheduling and Costs

Training on this microscope consists of 2 hour sessions which users must complete 2 sessions
Each two hour session costs £90 to cover the labour costs of trainer and usage of microscope. To arrange training please contact Tomas Adejumo (extn. 46895) or George Chennell (extn. 46757)

Prices

Bookings can be made via WORMS or via any of scientific support services team.