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SPOT Insight Gigabit Scientific Digital Cameras SPOT Insight digital cameras are high speed premium quality brightfield or entry level fluorescence cameras. Target Applications: •  Imaging of brightfield macro and micro-photography and entry level fluorescence. •  Excellent as a high-resolution replacement for teaching head microscopes, lecture hall and tumor board applications. These cameras also provide very high throughput…

SPOT RT3 CCD Fluorescence Imaging Camera The SPOT RT3 digital camera combines deep cooling and low noise circuitry to make it the perfect instrument for low light fluorescence imaging. Target Applications: •  Brightfield documentation, imaging of fluorescence fixed and slow moving live cell preparations Key Features: •  -43 C differential cooling •  5-7 fps full resolution image capture •  Binning & region of interest for incr…

SPOT Pursuit 1.4 Mp Cooled Digital Camera The SPOT Pursuit cameras target live cell quantitative imaging applications and provide general overall research grade performance for other applications. Target Applications: •  Brightfield documentation, ion imaging, FRET, FRAP, TIRF, real-time confocal Key Features: •  ~11 fps full resolutions image capture •  Binning & region of interest for increased frame rates •  -10 C regulated…

SPOT Xplorer 1.4 Mp Cooled CCD Camera The SPOT Xplorer cameras provide the broadest set of capabilities available for research grade fluorescence imaging. These capabilities include high speed live cell quantitative imaging applications, as well as long exposure, extremely low light imaging applications. Target Applications: brightfield documentation, time lapse, FISH, ion imaging, FRET, FRAP, TIRF, particle tracking, real-Tim…

SPOT Xplorer 4 Mp Cooled CCD Camera The SPOT Xplorer cameras provide the broadest set of capabilities available for research grade Fluorescence imaging. These capabilities include high speed live cell quantitative imaging applications, as well as long exposure, extremely low light imaging applications. Target Applications: brightfield documentation, time lapse, FISH, ion imaging, FRET, FRAP, TIRF, particle tracking, real-time…

PathStereo: Micro-Dissection Imaging Work Station The PathStereo combines Zeiss stereo optics with SPOT imaging to provide superior performance and comfort in a workstation for micro-dissection and imaging of biopsies. PathSuite software provides hands-free operation of camera via foot pedal or voice commands. Images are easily annotated, and specimens measured directly on the touch screen. The barcode scanner option simplifie…

TLB1000: Epi-Illumination Stand for Stereomicroscope The TLB1000 series provides a simple, stable support base for incident light/epi-illumination applications. These stands support most microscope models making them a perfect replacement for inexpensive original equipment bases or as a base for orphaned stereo microscope heads. The TLB1000 base can be purchased by itself with a Volpi fiber optic illuminator, or as a full imag…

TLB4000: Compact Substage Illumination Stand for Stereomicroscope The TLB4000's large work area, combined with its built-in 20 watt illumination, make it an economical and versatile choice for the crowded lab environment. The 6 volt, 20 watt power supply is continuously variable from 3 to 6 volts. It powers a high efficiency Osram Xenophot halogen lamp with a light output of 480 lumens (39 candle power). The high efficiency op…

SMS15/16: Medium Duty Boom Stand for Stereomicroscopes This boom stand series is suited for routine inspection of large samples where continuous horizontal movement of the stereo-microscope is not required. Tried and true design, premium materials and precision machining have made SMS15 & 16 boom stands the standard for high quality, durability and economy for years. The precision ground shafts slide on nylon bearing surfaces…

SMS25: Articulating Arm Stand for StereomicroscopesPerfect for use in a cramped work area, this stand series provides easy positioning of medium duty stereomicroscopes through all three dimensions x-y-z and can “fold” up against the wall when not in use. An additional space-saving advantage for this system is that the support arm requires no back clearance, unlike boom stand systems. The z-dimension movement is assisted with a…

SMS20: Heavy Duty Ball Bearing Boom Stand for Stereomicroscopes This boom stand series is designed for support of large research grade microscopes while providing them with fluid motion in a horizontal plane. The horizontal arm is mounted on linear ball bearing units in the solid aluminum cross slider. Locking the arm in position is quickly accomplished with secure Soft-Grip knobs. The stereo microscope is mounted via the SPOT…

The PowerWaveX 340 is an automated microplate spectrophotometer capable of reading all 96-well microplates in a continuous wavelength range between 340 and 999 nm. It reads up to 8 optional Bio-CellsTM (patented) to obtain 1 nm measurements. Automated pathlength correction is available with KCjunior software, which is included with the PowerWaveX 340.Features 96-well microplate reading Continuous wavelength selection from 340…

Ideal for quality control in analytical or industrial laboratories where a high specification instrument and a wide choice of accessories are required Features Tungsten Deuterium source with lamp saver mode Basic routines (Absorbance, %Transmission, Concentration & Ratio) plus scanning, kinetics and standard curve capabilities Store methods Automatic system calibration Customize both the start-up menu and the acc…

Consistent, Reliable Results for Simulated DistillationUniform Glass Infusion™ coating for sharp peaks and high efficiencyIndividually tested for improved reproducibility45 – 70 % higher efficiency than other manufacturersImproved resolution of C50/C52 hour after hourRecommended ApplicationsASTM Methods (D2887, D2887X, D3710, D6352, D7169), Crude Oil, Gasoline Fractions, Petroleum Distillates, Petroleum Fractions, Simulated Di…

The Movable Objective Microscope (MOM) is designed to be an ultra-stable, versatile, fluorescence platform for electrophysiology experiments. The MOM is a new alternative to the popular technique employing a fixed-stage, upright microscope on a translating X-Y table. The advantage of the MOM is that only the microscope objective is moving in 3 dimensions. The main frame of the microscope, including the light source and camera…

The X-Cite® 120Q system uses a 120-watt lamp to deliver rich spectral excitation with a uniformly illuminated field of view. The proprietary Intelli-Lamp® provides more than 2000 hours of life. The lamp is pre-aligned so changing it is a simple, one-step process. The optional adjustable iris allows the user to set the level of illumination. Ideally suited to routine fluorescence assays and use in multi-user facilities. The X…

The X-Cite® exacte employs a DC-powered mercury lamp coupled with patented Closed-Loop Feedback technology to provide ultra-stable illumination, for imaging protocols lasting from milliseconds to days. With the X-Cite® Optical Power Measurement System, light output can also be calibrated in absolute power units (watts), ensuring truly repeatable experiments. Features of the X-Cite® exacte: Lamp: 200W, Pre-aligned, Intelli-L…

Triple EmissionThe TripleSplit 3-way image splitter from Cairn Research is a simple device for dividing an image into either one, two or three separate, spatially equivalent components which can be displayed side by side on a single camera chip. Download data sheet Splitting is usually performed on the basis of wavelength or polarisation, allowing applications where there is a requirement for simultaneous, or high speed, acqui…

Our New LED Based Flash Photolysis SystemThe Cairn Optoflash is the latest member of the Cairn OptoLED family. It uses our established LED head and microscope coupling designs, but is optimised for short-term intense illumination. This makes it particularly suitable for the photoactivation of “caged” neurotransmitter or other compounds, and for the important emerging application of channel rhodopsin activation. The maximum cur…

Ultra Stable and Instantaneous Wavelength Switching Recent developments in Light Emitting Diode [LED] technology have yielded devices that are both brighter and capable of operating at more different wavelengths than their predecessors. The high stability and absence of harmful ultraviolet and infrared radiation makes them an ideal choice for fluorescence and transmitted light microscopy. In common with our OptoLED, the Lite v…

Our flexible LaserBank system will launch up to five laser lines into up to five different single-mode fibres. This system can be configured with new lasers or, in most cases, with existing solid state lasers. Please contact us for details of your requirements. The flexible architecture allows lasers to be mounted for TIRF, FRAP, photolysis, confocal or widefield imaging. It provides analogue intensity control and digital swit…

Adjustable field mask for region selection For many years we have offered a movable variable rectangular field stop. This was initially designed to mask a region of interest within the field of view of a microscope in order to make localised intensity measurements with a photomultiplier. Subsequent evolutions of the device have formed an integral part of our OptoSplit image splitters to mask a region to be projected to both ha…

LumiScope for the detection of bioluminescence from aequorin and other luminescence probes.

The TIRF technique is a special kind of wide-field fluorescence technique for measuring cellsor SMC in an evanescent field without haze. By total reflection of the exciting light (typicallylaser) at the coverslip / medium interface, the fluorescence excitation is limited to a very thin space in the vicinity of the glass surface. The resulting fluorescence images exhibit extremely high contrast and resolution with the possibili…

VisiView® is a high performance imaging software from Visitron Systems GmbH for BioImaging applications.It is specially designed to meet the needs for high-speed image acquisition and processing with ease of use. Our software controls complex automated microscopes and microscope equipment in combination with multidimensional acquisition and analysis. The multitasking operation supports simultaneous image acquisition and analys…