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Science Lab

Willkommen auf dem Wissensportal von Leica Microsystems. Hier finden Sie wissenschaftliches Forschungs- und Lehrmaterial rund um das Thema Mikroskopie. Das Portal unterstützt Anfänger, erfahrene Praktiker und Wissenschaftler gleichermaßen bei ihrer täglichen Arbeit und ihren Experimenten. Erkunden Sie interaktive Tutorials und Anwendungshinweise, entdecken Sie die Grundlagen der Mikroskopie ebenso wie High-End-Technologien. Werden Sie Teil der Science Lab Community und teilen Sie Ihr Fachwissen.
Image of magnetic steel taken with a 100x objective using Kerr microscopy. The magnetic domains in the grains appear in the image with lighter and darker patterns. A few domains are marked with red arrows. Courtesy of Florian Lang-Melzian, Robert Bosch GmbH, Germany.

Rapidly Visualizing Magnetic Domains in Steel with Kerr Microscopy

The rotation of polarized light after interaction with magnetic domains in a material, known as the Kerr effect, enables the investigation of magnetized samples with Kerr microscopy. It allows rapid…
Dr. Sheybani places the new subconjunctival stent in the anterior chamber. Images courtesy of Arsham Sheybani, MD.

Glaucoma Stent Revision Surgery Guided by Intraoperative OCT

Learn about a glaucoma subconjunctival stent revision guided by intraoperative OCT and the important role it plays to ensure the best outcome.
Automated wafer loader using carbon fiber end-effectors for safer handling.

Safe Wafer Loading for Microscope Inspection without Hand Contact

How automated silicon wafer loading for microscope inspection helps improve microelectronics process control and production efficiency is explained in this article. Manual handling of wafers has a…
Cell DIVE multiplexed image of FFPE tissue section from human invasive ductal carcinoma (IDC)

AI-Powered Hi-Plex Spatial Analysis Tools for Breast Cancer Research

Breast cancer (BC) is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths in women. Investigating the tumor microenvironment (TME) is crucial to elucidate the mechanisms of tumor progression. Systematic…
TEM micrographs of polymer sections. Left: Poly(styrene)-b-poly(isoprene). Right: Poly(styrene)-b-poly(methyl methacrylate).

Ultramicrotome Sectioning of Polymers for TEM Analysis

We demonstrate the capabilities of the UC Enuity ultramicrotome from Leica Microsystems for preparing ultrathin sections of polymer samples under both ambient and cryogenic conditions. By presenting…
Final Segmentation of organelles in Trichomonas species. Magenta – costa, light blue – hydrogenosomes, turquoise – ER, red – vacuoles, yellow – axostyle, green – Golgi apparatus. Sample courtesy of Isabelle Guerin-Bonne, Low Kay En, Electron Microscopy Unit, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore. Scale bar: 1 µm.

Volume EM and AI Image Analysis

The article outlines a detailed workflow for studying biological tissues in three dimensions using volume-scanning electron microscopy (volume-SEM) combined with AI-assisted image analysis. The focus…

A Novel Laser-Based Method for Studying Optic Nerve Regeneration

Optic nerve regeneration is a major challenge in neurobiology due to the limited self-repair capacity of the mammalian central nervous system (CNS) and the inconsistency of traditional injury models.…
5 hour time-lapse maximum intensity projection of a zebrafish embryo along the z-axis at 3 days post fertilization. Left: microglia cells. Right: bright field channel. Courtesy of Prof. Francesca Peri, University of Zurich, Switzerland.

Capturing Developmental Dynamics in 3D

This application note showcases how the Viventis Deep dual-view light sheet microscope was successfully used by researchers for exploring high-resolution, long-term imaging of 3D multicellular models…
Fluorescence microscopy of sectioned tissue, showing the interface between the extensor digitorum longus muscle and the common peroneal nerve in the adult rat. Regenerative peripheral nerve interface (RPNI) at 2 weeks. Image acquired using Mica. Stained for nuclei (blue), neurofilaments (green) and S100B (red). Image courtesy of Dr. Aaron Lee, Department of Bioengineering (Lab of Dr. Rylie Green), Imperial College London.

How to Image Axon Regeneration in Deep Muscle Tissue

This study highlights Dr. Aaron Lee’s research on mapping nerve regeneration in muscle grafts post-amputation. Limb loss often leads to reduced quality of life, not only from tissue loss but also due…
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