Transmission Electron Microscope Talos
Description: 20-120kV transmission electron microscope Talos L120C for negatively stained biological and inorganic samples. Magnification 25x - 650,000x, with Thermo Scientific Ceta CMOS 4K × 4K camera.
Microscopy / Imaging
High-Speed Atomic Force Microscopy
Description: High-speed AFM system – SS-NEX (RIBM, Japan): two available scanners: i) standard scanner for high-speed imaging such as enzyme reactions and structural changes of protein. Scan speed – 50 ms/frame (20 frames/sec), maximum scan range – XY: 0.7 μm x 0.7 μm, Z: 0.4 μm.; ii) Wide scanner for large samples with a high scanning rate. Scan speed – 1 s/frame (1 frame/sec), maximum scan range – XY: 4 μm x 4 μm, Z: 0.7 μm.
Automated Cell Imaging Platform EVOS FL Auto
Description: Light, fluorescence and phase contrast microscopy, 5 objectives, 3 fluorescence channels, onstage incubator for live cell imaging in culture dishes.
Cryo-Transmission Electron Microscopy
Description: 200 kV Cryo-Transmission Electron Microscope Glacios™ (Cryo-TEM) for life sciences with Falcon 3EC Direct Electron Detector and Volta Phase Plate (ThermoFisher Scientific). The Glacios Cryo-TEM is installed and tuned up for single particle analysis (SPA) workflow for pre-screening of sample quality before transferring to the 300 kV Krios Cryo-TEM for ultimate-resolution SPA data acquisition and can be used for cyo-electron tomography.
Atomic Force Microscopy
Description: Conventional AFM system – DimensionIcon (Bruker, USA) major technical characteristics: scanner parameters: maximum scanning (XY) area 90 µm, Z range 10 µm. Available measurement methods: tapping mode, contact mode. Imaging: phase imaging, lateral force microscopy, force modulating, electrical field microscopy, magnetic force microscopy, piezoresponse force microscopy.
Fast Scanning Laser Microscope System Carl Zeiss (live cell imaging)
Description: LSM710/Duo and optical tweezer E3300 (Elliott Scientific, UK) for live cell fluorescent imaging and Nicon C1 microscope for confocal cell analysis. Flow cytometer Guava with 3 lasers and 6 detectors for individual cell fluorescent and shape analysis.
Transmission Electron Microscope FEI Morgagni
Description: 100kV transmission electron microscope FEI Morgagni 268 for negatively stained biological and inorganic samples. Magnification 120,000x.
OLYMPUS IX70 Cell Imaging Platform
Description: Light, fluorescence and phase contrast microscopy, 5 objectives, 4 fluorescence channels.
LEICA Ultra-high Resolution Confocal Microscopy
Description: Super-resolution imaging facility has recently acquired a Leica TCS SP8 confocal scanning microscope, equipped with motorized xy-stage 12 kHz tandem scanner, field of view scanner, gated HyD™ detection system, white light laser as well as LIGHTNING, FALCON and STED 3x modules. The white light laser source (470–670 nm) perfectly matches the excitation wavelength of any fluorophore and enables simultaneous use of up to eight excitation lines.