Cell biology focuses on understanding the structure, function, and behaviour of cells. Microscopy is an indispensable tool in this field, providing detailed visualization of cellular components, such as organelles, cytoskeleton, and membranes. Fluorescence microscopy, including confocal, allows the use of labelled markers to track specific proteins or molecules. Advances in super resolution microscopy further enhance spatial resolution, uncovering intricate subcellular details. Together, these techniques illuminate cellular mechanisms, driving discoveries in cell function and drug development.
Cell biology
Super resolution microscopes that enable deep live cell imaging beyond the diffraction limit using only nanowatts of power.
Understanding the structure, function, and behaviour of cells
Prolonged imaging for fast cellular dynamics
Confocal microscopy in cell biology faces challenges like phototoxicity and photobleaching, especially when using high-power lasers. The latter can damage cells and restrict prolonged imaging. In addition, high-resolution imaging often requires slow acquisition, making it unsuitable for capturing fast cellular dynamics. Data processing can also be resource-intensive.
Study highly-dynamic cellular events
REscan confocal microscopes use the lowest laser powers among confocal techniques, thereby representing a non plus ultra solution for research in cell biology. Line REscan systems AION and NL5+ provide fast acquisition essential for studying highly-dynamic cellular events. Point REscan GAIA enables high spatial resolution of up to 120 nm (XY), enabling suborganellar research. In the most demanding cases where both high temporal and high spatial resolutions are required, a multimodal GAIA/AION or GAIA/NL5+ system is recommended.
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NL5
NL5 is a fast confocal system with high sensitivity and resolution. Quickly screen a multi-well plate with multicolor images, and select the most promising ones.
AION
AION is the third generation of our fast confocal technology. It provides high contrast images from thicker specimens such as organoids, tissue samples, plant and animal model organisms.
GAIA
The perfect solution for live cell super resolution imaging thanks to its very low phototoxicity.
RCM
Capture datasets with 170nm raw resolution (120nm after deconvolution) by using 60x to 100x high numerical aperture (NA) magnification objectives and keep the laser intensity at a minimum.
NL5
NL5
NL5 is a fast confocal system with high sensitivity and resolution. Quickly screen a multi-well plate with multicolor images, and select the most promising ones.
AION
AION
AION is the third generation of our fast confocal technology. It provides high contrast images from thicker specimens such as organoids, tissue samples, plant and animal model organisms.
GAIA
GAIA
The perfect solution for live cell super resolution imaging thanks to its very low phototoxicity.
RCM
RCM
Capture datasets with 170nm raw resolution (120nm after deconvolution) by using 60x to 100x high numerical aperture (NA) magnification objectives and keep the laser intensity at a minimum.
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