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| Microscope | Upright or Inverted | Laser Lines | Key Features | Live Imaging | Techniques |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elyra | Inverted | 405, 488, 561, 642 | Zeiss Elyra PS.1 with Axio Observer Z1 stand. Andor iXon Du-897 EMCCD for PALM. PCO Edge sCMOS for SIM. Motorised stage and piezo focus. Single-band filter turret and optional dual-band filter turret for high speed dual channel imaging. 3D SIM and 3D PALM capabilities. | Tokai-Hit stage-top incubator with adaptors suitable for 35 mm dishes and chambered coverslips. | Structured Illumination Microscopy, PALM and dSTORM, Total Internal Reflection (TIRF) microscopy |
| GFP4 | Inverted | 405, 488, 561, 642 | Visitech vt-iSIM and Nikon TiE stand. Hamamatsu Orca Flash4.0 v3 camera for vt-iSIM. Andor Zyla for wide-field imaging. Motorised stage and piezo focus. | Oko-Lab cage incubator with adaptors for multi-well plates, 35 mm dishes and chambered coverslips. | Instant SIM that gives a live structured illumination image without processing. Further resolution possible with deconvolution. Wide-field. |
| N-STORM | Inverted | 405, 488, 561, 647 | Nikon N-STORM and Ti stand. Andor iXon Du-897 EMCCD camera for STORM and dSTORM. Astigmatic lens for 3D STORM. Zyla sCMOS camera for wide-field imaging. | Solent Scientific cage incubator with adaptors for multi-well plates and 35 mm dishes. | Stochastic Optical Reconstruction Microscopy (STORM) and direct STORM. TIRF microscopy. Wide-field time-lapse. |
| STED | Inverted | 405, WLL |