Zeiss LSM 880 NLO

Our microscopy facility features a cutting-edge two-photon confocal laser scanning microscope with Airyscan from Zeiss, ideal for in vivo studies. Our goal is to advance the research of the Boston community by offering competitive pricing and expertise.

Prerequisite: Bioraft Laser Safety Training Part I and II

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Zeiss LSM 880

Instrument Snapshot

With many laser line options, the Zeiss LSM 880 NLO offers up to 7 excitation wavelengths. Samples are protected from photo toxicity and photo bleaching with low laser power observed by the highly sensitive GaAsP spectral detector.

Paired with the Airyscan module, fast events are captured with higher quality, 4x times faster than standard imaging. The system includes additional software modules for controlled region-of-interest scanning, deconvolution, physiology experiments, performing FRAP and control for the motorized stage to allow stitching together images from multiple fields of view into one larger image (montage), as well as visiting multiple sites during a time lapse acquisition. 

Reach out to our core facility in Boston with any questions at cils-core@northeastern.edu.

Features

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Laser line: 405, 458, 488, 514, 561, 594, 640 nm

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NIR Laser: tunable line (680-1300 nm); fixed line -1045 nm

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Objective: 10×20×20×, 40×20×-CLARITY

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Multi-photon imaging

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Spectral Unmixing

Rates

Internal NU

$50/hr

External Academia

$70/hr

Industry

$90/hr

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Carl Zeiss Microscopy Online Campus

Education in Microscopy and Digital Imaging

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ISEC 080, 805 Columbus Ave, Boston, MA, 02115