Affiliated PartnersAn overview of instrumentation and expertise available via affiliated partners is shown below:
Affiliated Partners
An overview of instrumentation and expertise available via affiliated partners is shown below:
Virtual microscope - Slide scanner @Biobank UZ Gent
Instrumentation
The Biobank of UZ Gent has a virtual microscope (PANNORAMIC 250 Flash III) available, which offers the digitalization of both brightfield sections and fluorescent sections.
The digital scanner from the Pannoramic 250 flash series is an ideal solution for digital pathology. The device allows the generation of high-quality images with a good resolution, which can be evaluated digitally immediately through the CaseViewer program.
For scanning fluorescent sections, the device has 4 fluorescent filters, namely: FITC, TRITC, DAPI, and Cy5.
The images are directly stored on the server of the UZ Gent, which you can access via Artemis.
Location
Campus UZ gent
Contact information
If you have any questions or are interested in the services provided by the Biobank of UZ Gent, please feel free to contact us at the following email address: biobank@uzgent.be.
Zeiss AxioZoom.V16: Fluorescence Stereo Zoom Microscope for Large Fields
Instrumentation
Microscope
Axio Zoom.V16 microscope body
apochromatic motor zoom 16:1 (0.7x … 11.2x)
Eyepiece PL 10x/23 Br foc
2 Objective's:
PlanApo Z 0.5x/0.125
Apo Z 1.5x FWD 30mm
Brightfield and fluorescence illumination
Filter set:
DAPI, GFP, mRFP
Camera Axiocam 305 color
Zeiss image acquisition and processing software
Location
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Morphology, Salisburylaan 133 D5 entrance 78, B-9820 Merelbeke
Monitoring and quantitative analysis of signaling dynamics via existing/optimized or newly developed genetically encoded reporters and FRET-based biosensors in (single) living cells and tissues. (more information on the Laboratory webpage)
Instrumentation
Wide-field Nikon TiE inverted microscope with:
Objectives: 10x and 20x (0.5 NA)
Illumination: Lumencor Spectra X LED Light Engine
Emission Filter sets and Dichroics (Chroma Technology) on automated filter wheel Lambda 10-B Smart Shutter (Sutter Instrument)
Camera : DS-Qi2 CMOS camera (Nikon), 4908 x 3264 pixels
OkoLab topstage incubation for CO2 and temperature control
Software: Nikon NIS-Elements with JOBS module (Nikon)
