Confocal Laser Scanning Microscope is Dark-Room Free

The system can be used within a small corner of a brightly lit laboratory

To use the system, scientists insert the specimen and follow easy, step-by-step guides offered on-screen. Images are saved automatically, and the system has mechanisms to help preserve living cells that allow the user to walk away temporarily.

The high performance system called FluoView FV10i (FV10i) can capture images from 10x to 600x magnification, with high-performance 10x and 60x objectives and a digital zoom. The microscope has four compact diode laser units for power savings and longer life. The scanning detector automatically sets conditions according to the particular fluorescence dye being used, so that imaging is performed under ideal conditions for each fluorescence probe.

The FV10i is the latest innovation in the FluoView confocal microscope system series. Engineered to work "right out of the box," it was designed for scientists in clinical, pharmaceutical, stem cell, cell biology, and other laboratories.

The microscope is suitable for individual users, smaller biologic facilities, labs where a confocal specialist is not always available, and any user who needs to do confocal imaging of living cells and tissues.

Available from Olympus America Inc., (Center Valley, PA, USA), the FV10i offers Olympus UIS2 objectives for peak optical performance in the smallest confocal laser scanning microscope footprint available, all with no darkroom or anti-vibration table required. An optional version of the instrument was specifically designed for time-lapse imaging.

"This [the Olympus FV10i] is in many ways the confocal system that biologists have requested for years," said Dennis Donley of Olympus America's scientific equipment group. "It is 'out of the box' thinking of the best kind: instant setup, intuitive performance, small footprint, no special training, cost effective, darkroom-free, and world-class results."

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