| Managed by |
NDM - Centre for Human Genetics |
| Location |
HWB GENOMIC MEDICINE, Headington |
| Facility |
Cellular Imaging Core Facility |
| Availability |
Training, access and collaborative projects open to all internal and external academic and industry groups. |
| Shareability |
Yes |
| More information |
The Zeiss Microbeam Laser Capture Microdissection offers unique ‘laser catapulting’ technology. This involves using a high power UV laser to cut around regions of interest on tissue sections, down to the single cell level. The system then uses a defocused pulse of laser light to catapult the cut area in to the lid of a tube, which can then be taken for downstream analysis. The microscope comes equipped with a robomover automated sample capture system, which allows cuttings to be automatically directed to up to 96 different caps within a single experiment. Samples can be imaged and cut out using both colorimetric and fluorescent protocols. |
