Fluorescence Microscope
Inverted fluorescence microscope with four filter cubes and digital imaging.
- Reliable performance
- Precise, calibrated control
- Supports academic & industry research
Simple booking for researchers, faculty and industry teams.
Enabling better research
Shared facilities for a stronger research community.
About this facility
Inverted epifluorescence microscope with a four-position filter turret, cooled monochrome camera and image analysis software. Used for immunofluorescence, live-cell imaging, apoptosis and viability assays, and localisation studies of fluorescently labelled structures.
Technical specifications
Optics
- Objectives
- 4× / 10× / 20× / 40× / 100× oil
- Filter cubes
- 4 (DAPI, FITC, TRITC, Cy5)
- Illumination
- LED, 4 wavelengths
Camera
- Sensor
- sCMOS, 2048 × 2048
- Cooling
- -10 °C
Modes
- Available
- Brightfield, phase contrast, epifluorescence
Equipment included
- Inverted microscope body
- LED excitation source
- Filter cubes: DAPI / FITC / TRITC / Cy5
- Cooled sCMOS camera
- Phase contrast condenser
- Image acquisition and analysis workstation
Typical applications
- Immunofluorescence imaging
- Live-cell and time-lapse imaging
- Apoptosis and viability assays
- Subcellular localisation studies
Supported research areas
Safety requirements
Training on the acquisition software is required before the first independent session. Immersion oil must be cleaned from objectives with lens tissue only. Do not look into the eyepieces while the fluorescence shutter is open without the correct filter in place.
Before you book
Institutional access
No charge for faculty, staff, students and research scholars of the institution.
External access
Charged per day at the published rate, plus 18% GST. Full payment is required to confirm the booking.