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Re: Basic live cell imaging question...

Posted by Gert van Cappellen-2 on Nov 04, 2010; 8:38pm
URL: http://confocal-microscopy-list.275.s1.nabble.com/Basic-live-cell-imaging-question-tp5687698p5706861.html

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  I'm quite sure the cells will also survive an oil immersion lens and
normally this gives enough information for single cells. However a water
immersion lens is better but certainly not necessary.

Best regards,
Gert

Op 4-11-2010 2:03, Axel Kurt Preuss schreef:

> You need a water immersion object or have to build one
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>     Cheers
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> Axel
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> On Nov 4, 2010, at 4:06 AM, Gert van Cappellen<[hidden email]>  wrote:
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>>   Culture your cells on a round coverslip. Take an object glas glue a
>> square piece of non-toxic rubber with a round hole on it. Fill this with
>> CO2 satured medium somewaht more as the volume of the hole. Put your
>> coverslip on it, with the cells to the medium off course. Press it
>> gently down and the glass will seal itself to the rubber ring. Now your
>> cells will survive for a couple of hours, so you can do the first
>> imaging. For real experiments you have to find a way to heat the object
>> glass to 37C.
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>> Good luck, Gert
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>> Op 29-10-2010 21:00, Dolphin, Colin schreef:
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>>> We would like to do live cell imaging - mammalian cell lines - but only have direct access to an upright Olympus BX61. We don't really need complicated perfusion chambers, etc just something simple. We're real neophytes so all suggestions gratefully received.
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>>> Colin
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