Resources and Equipment | Microscopy

Resources and equipment

Located in Module F, Floor -1 of Son Espases University Hospital, with 14.70 m² of surface.

The platform features a wide range of microscopes for acquisitions in both upright and inverted configurations, including confocal systems:

  • Axioscope direct epifluorescence microscope (ZEISS)
  • CellObserver inverted fluorescence microscope (ZEISS) 
    • Equipped with APOTOME system to eliminate autofluorescence and capture images in the same focal plane along the Zaxis
  • ZEISS LSM 710 Confocal Microscope 
    • Multiple filters for optimised confocal imaging
  • Two inverted fluorescence and brightfield microscopes (ZEISS) 
    • Located in the Flow Cytometry & Cell Culture Platform
  • Discovery V12 fluorescence stereomicroscope (ZEISS) 
    • Located in the Animal Experimentation Platform
  • SkyScan 1276 MicroCT System (Bruker) 
    • also located in the Animal Experimentation Platform
 

Image analysis resources: High performance workstation equipped with specialised software for processing large and complex imaging datasets.

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