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Live cell imaging, 4 colors: Mitochondria (MitoView Green, yellow) and actin (mNeonGreen, cyan) microtubuli (SIR-tubulin, magenta), endosomes (NIR750, green). Processed with DSE and DSE powered by Aivia.

The Principles of White Light Laser Confocal Microscopy

The perfect light source for confocal microscopes in biomedical applications has sufficient intensity, tunable color and is pulsed for use in lifetime fluorescence. Furthermore, it should offer means…

Confocal Optical Section Thickness

Confocal microscopes are employed to optically slice comparably thick samples.