Confocal Microscopy
Our confocal microscope has a variety of lasers for precise excitation of fluorophore allowing for fixed and live cell imaging under standard environmental or hypoxic conditions.
| Make/model | Leica TCS SP5 Confocal Microscope |
|---|---|
| Details | The system is equipped with blue diode 405, Argon 488 and HeNe 543 and 633nm lasers. It also has a resonant scanner for fast acquisition (8000 lines per second). The system has a temperature stage for performing imaging between room temperature and 40˚C. Software for performing FRET, FRAP and Emissions scans (spectroscopy). |
| School | School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences |
Objectives: x20 air objective, x40 1.25NA oil objective, x63 1.4NA oil objective, x100 1.4NA oil objective. Lasers include: 405nm, 488nm, 543 nm, 633nm. Environmental stages.
To book this equipment please email Dean Routledge on routledged1@cardiff.ac.uk stating the:
- equipment you would like to book
- the room number it is in (Room 0.10)
- the date and time for which you would like to make the booking
- for how long you need to the equipment
For technical queries about this equipment please email Denise Barrow on barrowd@cardiff.ac.uk
Get in touch
Professor Arwyn Jones
- jonesat@cardiff.ac.uk
- +44 (0)29 2087 6431
Location
0.10
Redwood Building
King Edward VII Avenue
CF10 3NB
Redwood Building
King Edward VII Avenue
CF10 3NB