Inverted Microscope for Fluorescence Imaging from Olympus

June 27, 2019

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Medical University of Graz
Biophysics
Postdoctoral Researcher

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Company:

Olympus

Product Name:

IX71 Inverted Microscope

Catalog Number:

IX71

We use the microscope for fluorescence Ca2+ imaging in Fura2 or Fluo4-loaded cells with 20×/0.75 objective, oligochrome light source, and ORCA-03G digital CCD camera.

Experimental Design and Results Summary

Application

Fluorescence Ca2+ imaging

Tips

Keep the objectives and filter wheel clean and dry

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Summary

The Good

Simple and easy to handle for fluorescence microscopy

The Bad

The filter wheel cannot be controlled automatically via software.

The Bottom Line

Recommended for fluorescence Ca2+ imaging.

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