Biopolis Dresden Imaging Platform

[B CUBE] iSCAT (MIM Facility)

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.

Category

Widefield, Interferometric Scattering Detection (iSCAT)

Location

B CUBE, MIM Facility CMCB, room E23

Suitable for Specimen
Molecules at the surface of a cover slip
protein droplets
Microscope Stand

MIM Facility homebuilt inverted, inverted stand
manual objective revolver, motorized z-focus

Objectives

100x/1.4 U Plan SApo, Oil, DIC, OLYMPUS

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
Fluorescence Illumination

Laser 488 nm

Toptica, Diode Laser, 100 mW, manual

Laser 520 nm

Lasertack, Diode Laser, 1 W, manual

Laser 635 nm

Lasertack, Diode Laser, 700 mW, manual
Camera

PhotonFocus MV1-D1024E-160-CL, Monochrome sCMOS camera, dexel size 10.6 µm

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
Additional Information