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Notice ID:75N95022Q00396
One Scientifica SliceScope Microscope. 1. The upright microscope frame must be able to conveniently move between in vitro and in vivo configuration. The microscope frame must include an objective and ...
One Scientifica SliceScope Microscope. 1. The upright microscope frame must be able to conveniently move between in vitro and in vivo configuration. The microscope frame must include an objective and condenser holding arm which can be removed with just 2 screws. 2. The microscope must be fitted with an ultra-smooth motorized Z-axis drive that ensures vibration-free movement over 25 mm and be able to hold large devices such as a Multiphoton detection unit for future upgrades; this must be controlled with the same Patchpad device as the microscope Z axis. 3. The microscope must be very modular, so it can be upgraded with an optogenics/uncaging scan-head and a multiphon scan-head from the same supplier. 4. The microscope must have a very small footprint and be very thin for easy access to the sample; no wider than 150mm in width and 260mm in length. 5. The microscope must be able to hold industry leading optics (Olympus or Nikon) to produce superb images. 6. The microscope must utilize a range of different contract techniques to allow versatility between techniques. In this instance a ‘Dodt contract’ configuration is required. This dodt condenser must be an achromatic/aplantic condenser, with numerical aperture of 1.40. 7. The microscope must come alongside with a complementary software to control all the motorized components including the Microscope Z control and XY staging. 8. The motors in the microscope must hold an infinite number of memory positions which allow repeatable positions for returning to sites of interest via the complementary software. 9. The microscope must include a C-mount adapter for the camera (with specifications of the camera below) alongside a single port for infrared applications. 10. The software must include free unlimited support and upgrades for lifetime use. 11. The software must have a virtual joystick to control the motorized components. 12. There must be an option to switch between a pad device and a cube device without any alteration of any other components – ‘plug and play’. The pad device and cube device must be interchangeable with the existing microscope in the lab from the same supplier.
