Andor Technology Presents Latest Innovations for Efficient, High-Speed Cell Imaging

Andor's flagship live cell imaging software, designed with flexibility and power in mind. iQ - image and quantify - occupies a central role in their Revolution product range and provides optimized control of Andor's award winning iXon EMCCD cameras and automation hardware for a range of Bioimaging applications. iQ integrates a range of additional hardware for multi-parameter and multi-modal imaging, including devices such as confocal scanners, light sources including andor's own laser combiner, filter wheels and x,y, & z motorized stage control. Automation of this hardware with image capture is tightly controlled for optimum capture rates, and to minimise unnecessary light exposure for prolonged live cell imaging.iQ can be used for a range of bioimaging applications such as 3D live cell imaging, TIRF, ion imaging, bioluminescence and FRET. This makes iQ ideal for many research fields including cancer research, developmental biology, neuroscience, embryology, stem cell, and plant biology; capturing images from small subcellular components such as vesicles up to whole samples such as zebrafish and drosophila embryos. Continuous development and improvement ensures that Andor iQ represents a powerful and flexible core for live-cell imaging systems.iQ Live Cell Imaging Software Features: Power and flexibility Multi-dimensional core Fast 4D imaging Z-series imaging On-line data charting

Simultaneous illumination of multiple regions of interest in real time and with zero delta acquisition time. Built around MEMS Digital Mirror Devices (DMD), Mosaic is a patented instrument for targeted illumination for microscopy. High speed frame switching (5,000 fps) makes Mosaic suitable for many dynamic applications including optogenetics, bleaching, uncaging, photo-switching and constrained illumination.Mosaic exploits DMD in a proprietary programmable platform, integrated with scientific light sources including lasers, LEDs and arc lamps, and operates from 360 to 800 nm. It is offered with a range of high performance microscope adapter optics and can be integrated with CLSM, spinning disk and wide field imaging modalities.The on-board memory allows for sequences of masks to be defined and executed with Hard Real-Time accuracy under software control or following external Trigger signals for complete experimental flexibility.Mosaic Digital Illumination System Features: Supports a range of light sources such as LED, laser and Arc to match a wide range of techniques from optogenetics to photobleaching. Unlimited flexibility in shape, size and complexity of illumination mask. Simultaneous illumination of multiple regions of interest. Precise diffraction limited illumination of areas of interest that protects target specimen and fluorophore. Zero delta acquisition time for true digital excitation/illumination of all regions of interest. On-board mask storage for high speed sequencing ideal for high speed physiological studies (e.g. electro/ optophysiology). Software independent triggering for use with independent hardware (e.g. electrophysiology). Greyscale functionality for light-source independent, region-specific illumination intensity control. Long lifetime and low maintenance with rugged semiconductor device.