The current instruments at Cell Studio are:
Confocal Laser Scanning Microscope: Leica TCS SP8 On Leica DMI 6000 BS Inverted Microscope fully motorized with Leica SuperZ Galvo stage High speed scanning system with up to 428 frames per second, Large field of view Excitation lasers 405nm, 488nm, 543nm, 633nm,647nm Three spectral fluorescent light detectors (two PMTs and a HYD high sensitivity detector), one transmitted light detector On stage incubation system with temperature, CO2 control and humidifying system. For detailed specifications, click here. Supported by: | |
Flow Cytometer: BD LSRFortessa SORP cell analyzer Equipped with 5 lasers (Blue, Red, Violet, Yellow-Green, UV). Detection of up to 18 colours simultaneously. For a detailed table of lasers, filters, and fluorochromes , click here. BD LSRFortessa workstation: Microsoft Windows operating system with FACSDiva software for data acquisition and analysis. Supported by: | |
Mechanical Test Instrument: Bose Electroforce 3200 Series III Equipped with Saline bath and BioDynamic Chamber. Well-suited for low-force testing of biomaterials and engineered materials Versatility for a variety of test applications Supported by: |
Other instruments
Lab | Equipment | Make | Model | Supported by |
BHSL-1 | Laminar Air Flow Cabinets (For mammalian cell culture) | Micro-Filt | Vertical | |
BHSL-1 | Biosafety cabinet | Micro-Filt | Class II Type A2 | |
BHSL-1 | Low Temperature Incubator | Jeio Tech | IL-11A | |
BHSL-3 | Incubator Shaker | Steelmet | RIS | |
BHSL-1 | CO2 Incubator | New Brunswick Scientific | Innova CO-48 | |
BHSL-1 | CO2 Incubator (with Steri-Cycle and in-chamber HEPA air filtration system) | Thermo Fisher Scientific | 371 | |
BHSL-1 | Optical Inverted Microscope and Image Capture System | Leica | DM IL LED | |
BHSL-2 | Freeze Dryer | Scanlaf | CS 55-9 PRO | |
BHSL-2 | Refrigerated Centrifuge | Eppendorf | 5804 R | |
BHSL-2 | Microcentrifuge | Eppendorf | 5418 | |
BHSL-2 | Clinical Centrifuge | Remi | C-85416 | |
PFL | Ultracentrifuge | Beckmann Coulter | Optima XE-90 Ultracentrifuge | |
AIL | Optical Upright Microscope and Image Capture System | Leica | DM 2500 M | |
BHSL-1 | Freezer -80°C | New Brunswick Scientific | Innova 101 | |
PFL | Freezer -20°C | Hexatech | HIPL-014 |