While confocal microscopy provides considerable advantages over widefield microscopy, especially with thicker specimens, the cost and specialized nature of these systems has limited their widespread use in life science research. Now, novel solutions are overcoming these limitations by adding confocal capabilities to automated imaging systems, providing more labs with access to the benefits of confocal microscopy.
This eBook specifically reviews how combining confocal imaging and a microplate reader in one instrument helps simplify assay development and optimization in a wide range of applications including 3D cell imaging, cell migration and invasion assays, cell proliferation studies, immunofluorescence, and more.