Confocal Microscope 1
General Information
Category
Laser Scanning Confocal Microscope Leica TCS SP2 equipped with 3 fluorescence PMT detectors
Tecnical description
The instrument allows users to perform 3D imaging, spatially-resolved emission, spatially resolved FRET and FRAP, and a transmission PMT. The lasers available allow 8 excitation lines, and the microscope table allows motorized motion in 3D for imaging of larger samples. Compared to the Leica TCS SP8 microscope, this instrument represent a “entry level” version.
Research areas and applications
The instrument allows 3D chemical mapping of complex systems and interfaces; Electronics & Semiconductor, Automotive & Transportation; Metals & Machine Engineering; Medical Device QA/QC; Technical Cleanliness, Metallography, Material Analysis, Sample Preparation for Materials Science; live Cell Imaging, 3D Cell Culture.
Science highlights
- Biogenic Supported Lipid Bilayers from Nanosized Extracellular Vesicles, Montis et al. https://doi.org/10.1002/adbi.201700200
- Methylene blue-containing liposomes as new photodynamic anti-bacterial agents, Boccalini et al. https://doi.org/10.1039/C6TB03367A
- Magnetically Triggered Release From Giant Unilamellar Vesicles: Visualization By Means Of Confocal Microscopy, Nappini et al. https://doi.org/10.1021/jz2000936
Experimental team
- Marco Laurati
- CSGI-University of Florence
- Professor