The interferometric scattering (iSCAT) microscope of the MIM Facility at B CUBE is a home-built microscope offering the possibility of label-free detection and tracking of biomolecules. To improve SNR and thus recording speed and localization precision, gold nanoparticles can be used as labels with radii as low as a few nm -- thus providing a huge advantage over the classical dark-field-scattering approach.
Since the move of B CUBE into the new building at Tatzberg 41, we are still wating for the companies to complete the room for the iSCAT setup -- but we are happy to discuss your projects and ideas with you already; just contact us.
Widefield, Interferometric Scattering Detection (iSCAT)
B CUBE, MIM Facility CMCB, room E23
| Immersion: | Oil | 
| Coverslip Thickness: | 0.17 | 
| Working Distance: | 0.13 mm | 
| Thread: | RMS (20.32×0.71 mm) | 
| Tube Length: | infinity | 
| Objective ID: | B CUBE Olympus 100x/1.4 Oil UPLSAPO | 
| magnification | 1x | 
| bit depth | 12 bit | 
| sensor size | 10.9 x 10.9 mm | 
| maximum frame size | 1024 x 1024 dexel | 
| maximum full chip frame rate | 150 fps |