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Laser Scanning Confocal Microscopy

All confocal microscopes require training from designated individuals before use.

Confocal image of macrophages phagocytosing FITC-labelled zymosan (yeast)
Confocal image of macrophages phagocytosing FITC-labelled zymosan (yeast)

Charges apply (see https://bobs.roslin.ed.ac.uk/Web/ for current charges).

Labs G.064

  • Zeiss LSM 710 inverted confocal (6 laser lines, 2 PMT detectors, +32 Channel QUASAR detector Tiling/z-stacking/FRAP module)
  • Zeiss LSM 880 Airyscan/Fastscan (7 laser lines, 2PMTs + 32channel Quasar GaAsP detector, Airy/fastscan detector, Tiling/z-stacking/live cell incubation/gas box)