The Sutter BOB¢â — designed
to eliminate the conventional microscope frame—is a simple, open-design upright
microscope platform ideal for slice electrophysiology, wide field functional
imaging, two photon retinal imaging,
photostimulation and new techniques just
being developed! A microscope, in its simplest form, is an objective
and a tube
lens. Other components of most modern microscopes are designed to serve
specific functions:
different types of experiments, methods of illumination and
means of signal detection.
Replacing the microscope frame with an optical rail builds in
the ability to adjust the overall height of the microscope,
unheard of in
conventional microscope designs. Work on slices in January, do in vivo
experiments in March.
The BOB microscope is a compact, single assembly that
mounts to the ¡°blue rail¡± with one massive, stable connection.
Focusing is
motorized and incorporated between the focus arm and the optical rail.
Keyword : imaging,
microscope, sutter instrument