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New Olympus FV4000 upright confocal microscope

23 January 2025

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There is a new point-scanning confocal laser scanning microscope in the BIRU!  The system is an Olympus FV4000.

It is an upright confocal microscope with the most sensitive detector technology on the market.

It can image standard fluorophores as well as near-infrared/ far-red signals.

It has a galvanometer scanner for detailed imaging and a resonant scanner for fast live cell/ large volume imaging.

This confocal microscope is perfect for high-resolution confocal work and imaging large volumes, live cells, and weak signals.

The image to the right shows the microscope without the incubation enclosure.

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Here are the major specifications:

  • Fully motorised upright microscope
  • Five lasers: 405nm,  488nm, 561nm, 640nm, and 730nm IR Laser
  • Next generation detectors (highest sensitivity in confocal microscopy) - read more here
  • Very fast resonant scanner for live cell imaging
  • Image tiling (mosaic) and z-stack capabilities (for 3D imaging)
  • Full suite of new objectives (air and water/ oil immersion)
  • Large incubation chamber with gas, humidity, and temperature controls - heating and cooling - see the photo to the right

 See this page for full details and contact information

Funding to enable purchase of this new confocal microscope was obtained through an application to The University of Auckland Shared Research Infrastructure fund in 2023. The decision on which system to purchase was determined by a working group led by Dr Richard Yulo (BIRU Technical Manager) together with 3 researchers at the University: Dr Rosica Petrova/Physiology, Dr Jiwon Hong/SBS and Dr Jonathan Astin/MMP.


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