Institute of Biomedical and Biomolecular Science (IBBS)
University of Portsmouth Imaging Centre (UPIC)
Facilities
Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM)
Digital Instruments/Veeco MultiMode/Nanoscope IV, encompassing TappingMode/Contact Mode; Force Spectroscopy, Chemical Force Microscopy (CFM), Magnetic Force Microscopy (MFM), Scanning Tunnelling Microscopy (STM).
Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopy (CLSM)
Carl Zeiss LSM 710. Imager.Z2. Lasers: 405 nm, 453 nm, 458 nm, 488 nm, 514 nm, 633 nm.
Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopy (CLSM)
Carl Zeiss LSM 510. AxioPlan 2 with AxioCam HRc camera. Lasers: 488 nm, 543 nm, 633 nm.
Calcium Imaging Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopy
Carl Zeiss Axioskop 2 with LSM 5 Pascal Exciter
Calcium Imaging Microscopy
Olympus BX51W1
Live Cell Imaging
Carl Zeiss Axiovert 200M (inverted) with incubator (temp, humidity and CO2 control); brightfield, phase, DIC and fluorescence; optigrid; x5 - x100 objectives; Volocity 5.2 software (Improvision).
Total Internal Reflectance Microscopy (TIRF)
Carl Zeiss Axiovert 200M (inverted) with laser (488 nm); brightfield, phase, DIC and fluorescence; microinjection; ´5 - ´100 objectives; AxioVision 4.7.1 software (Carl Zeiss).
Laser Capture Micro Dissection (LCMD)
Arcturus Varitas Microdissection Instrument (Model 704: IR capture laser and UV cutting laser with epi-fluorescence) for removing individual cells or multi-cellular structures tissue sections.
Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM)
Variable vacuum instrument (JEOL JSM-6060LV); samples can be imaged without vacuum.
Fluorescence and Light Microscope
Zeiss AxioImager (with Qimaging Micropublisher brightfield colour camera).
Fluorescence and Light Microscope
Olympus (1X71 inverted microscope).