Spinning Disk High-speed Confocal Imaging System
Equipment Introduction
The Dragonfly 202 spinning disk confocal microscope is equipped with a micro-lens spinning disk scanning unit (with 25 μm and 40 μm pinholes), four solid-state lasers (405 /488 /561 /637 nm), an inverted microscope with a piezo stage, two sCMOS cameras, and a cell culture system, enabling high-speed confocal imaging of up to 400 fps. It features low phototoxicity and photobleaching, making it an ideal tool for live cell imaging.
Specification
| Objectives | Dry Apo: 10x/0.45, 20x/0.80, 40x/0.95 Oil-immersive Apo: 60x/1.42, 100x/1.45 |
| Dual spinning-disk unit | 40 μm pinhole, 25 μm pinhole |
| Imaging mode | WF (bright field with DIC & fluorescence), Confocal (40 & 25) |
| Lasers | 405 nm, 488 nm, 561 nm, 637 nm |
| Fluorescence emission filters | Single 445/46 nm, 521/38 nm, 594/43 nm, 698/77 nm Dual 445/46 nm & 521/38 nm, 594/43 nm & 698/77 nm |
| LP filter | Dichroic Mirror 500 nm LP- for CFP/YFP imaging Dichroic Mirror 565 nm LP- for GFP/RFP imaging |
| Cameras | Sona sCMOS: 95% QE, 40 fps@2048*2046(16-bit), 6.5 μm pixel size ,12 bit (low noise 2-CMS mode)/16 bit (High Dynamic Range mode)/11 bit (High Speed mode) Zyla (ZL41 Cell 4.2) sCMOS: 82% QE, 53 fps@2048*2048*(16 bit), 6.5 μm pixel size, 12 bit (fastest USB 3.0 speeds) and 16 bit (maximum dynamic range) |
| Live-cell incubation system | Yes |
| Software | Fusion (for data acquisition) Imaris (for data viewing and processing with Spot & Surface functions) |