FACILITY
when every detail matters
Our FACILITY platform offers you a workhorse instrument that boasts top-of-the-line superresolution STED and confocal imaging. It combines cutting-edge microscopy with unprecedented ease-of-use. Our software allows beginners to intuitively arrive at a top-notch image within three clicks, while also giving experts full control over the instrument. Microscopy has never felt better.
Description
Tiled and stitched image of drosophila testis. Sample by J. Rehman.
2um
Confocal
STED
Description
Tom20 (red) and golgi (blue) in cultured mammalian cells
Expert Devices:
STED Lasers
500nm
Confocal
STED
Description
Expert Devices:
EASY3D
STED Lasers
RESCUE
10um
Regular STED
MATRIX STED
Description
Actin in microvilli of Caco2 cells. Fixed cells were stained with abberior STAR RED Phalloidin. MATRIX detection removes background signal and dramatically improves optical sectioning for 2D-STED.
Samples by Prof. Dorothee Günzel & Roman Mannweiler, Institut für Klinische Physiologie, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Expert Devices:
MATRIX Detector
1um
Confocal
STED
Description
3-color STED image of primary hippocampal neurons. Please note the characteristic ~190 nm beta II spectrin periodicity along distal axons (green) which is only visible in the STED image. Labelled structures: beta II Spectrin (green, Abberior STAR635P), Bassoon (red, Abberior STAR580), Actin cytoskeleton (blue, Phalloidin, Oregon Green 488). Imaged with Abberior Expert Line with 595nm and 775nm STED laser. Sample was prepared by Elisa D’Este @ MPIBPC, Göttingen.
Expert Devices:
RAINBOW Detection
STED Lasers
FACILITY
best for imaging
Our FACILTY system is a truly cutting-edge micro- and nanoscope that is incredibly easy to use. It combines advanced features for high-end confocal and superresolution imaging with foolproof operation. ADAPTIVE ILLUMINATION (DYMIN, RESCUE, MINFIELD), Adaptive Optics, EASY3D STED, confocal & STED autofocus, spectral RAINBOW detection, and full AUTOALIGNMENT.
Software
sensational
Our new software was designed from scratch to furnish a user interface that allows beginners to intuitively arrive at a top-notch STED image within three clicks, while it triggers a steep learning curve and allows expert users full control over the instrument. The unprecedented workflow outshines everything you have seen before.
Tree view supports drag & drop
All images are grouped hierarchically in a “tree view”, where context between measurements is kept from the sample level over large overviews down to final images. This way, STED and confocal measurements can always be spatially related to the greater environment of the sample, and you can switch between different modes at the push of a button. There is no need to zoom out to find a good area, followed by zooming in, adjusting settings such as pixel size and line frequency, taking an image, zooming out again, re-adjusting pixel size… all this is one click on the FACILITY. On top, the tree view supports drag and drop (right) to transfer settings to other images. Once you have found good settings for your sample, they can be applied lightning fast to all images, in this case from a measured “Cell 1” to a new region of interest called “Cell 2”
Escalations follow user levels
The FACILITY software supports new and advanced users alike. After entering the dyes that are in your sample, the machine knows everything about excitation wavelengths, detection bands, STED settings, etc. From there, you simply select a region you want to image and the first scan will give you a good superresolution measurement. After this, it’s a breeze to optimize settings.
All functions are grouped in convenient tabs that can be escalated to adapt to different user levels. In the example above, Light Path controls are unfolded, first to show basic objective and pinhole controls, while a more advanced user can move one escalation higher to manipulate gating and detection settings. This way, you only see what you need in the moment, cluttered screens with hundreds of buttons are avoided, and new users don’t feel overwhelmed, while advanced users are in full control.
Free selection of ROIs
The FACILITY software allows tiled scans, and in every scan you can select an arbitrary number of regions of interests (ROIs, corresponding to items in the tree view, see above). Every ROI itself can serve as an overview again, meaning that you can easily climb down from sample level overviews to detailed superresolution images, while spatial context is saved at all times. Of course, the FACILITY supports arbitrarily rotated ROIs, even in STED mode!
Powerful analytical tools, support of Hyugens SVI
After you’ve acquired your images, our software offers powerful analysis features, such as measurements, plus, images can be sent to Huygens SVI for stitching, deconvolution, and rendering
描述 [描述] offers a workhorse instrument that boasts top-of-the-line superresolution STED and confocal imaging.