Zeiss CellDiscoverer7

The Celldiscoverer 7 is an automated boxed microscope with a user-friendly interface that allows wide-field, confocal (LSM 900), and super-resolution imaging by means of its Airyscan2 detector. The system is an inverted microscope capable of live cell imaging experiments with a variety of incubation conditions. It has enhanced automated functionality such as Autocorr objectives, which enable the system to automatically detect a variety of sample holders and adjust for spherical aberrations. The CD7 is also equipped with an autoimmersion system that automatically applies water to its water immersion lenses and maintains the volume of immersion water to permit live cell imaging over a long duration. The system uses LED illumination, which has low phototoxicity and long-term stability. Applications: Live cell imaging High-throughput imaging Tiling Time-lapse Optical sectioning for 3D imaging Super resolution imaging with the Airyscan 2 FRAP and FRET Objectives: PlanApochromat 5x/0.12 PlanApochromat 20x/0.7 and 20X/0.95, Autocorr PlanApochromat 50x/1.2 water, Autocorr and autoimmersion These objectives are used in combination with a 0.5X, 1x and 2x optovar lens, which permits 2.5x, 5x, 10x, 20x, 25x, 40x, 50x, 100x magnifications. Laser Lines: 405 nm, 488 nm, 561 nm, and 640 nm Detectors: For LSM900 Confocal: Airyscan 2 detector 2 PMT detectors For Wide-field Imaging: Axiocam 506 black and white camera (2752 × 2208 pixels) Stage Inserts: The system accommodates most multiwell plates, 3.5 and 6 cm petri dishes, microscopy slides, and chamber slides Operating Software: Zen Blue Location: APB 141T Contact Person: Dr. Chandran Sabanayagam