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LS720 Microscope (Lumascope)
The LS720 offers a whole new world of automated microscopy.
LS720 Microscope
Blue, Green, & Red Fluorescence
and Walk-Away Automation
The powerful, new LS720 Microscope (Lumascope) adds walk-away automation to the many features and high performance of the flagship 3-color LS620. Exquisite XY motion control, motorized focus that allows autofocus and z-stacks, and easy-to-configure software combine to facilitate your microscopy experiments and high content screens. Place the LS720 in your incubator and you have a live cell imaging system at a fraction of the cost of conventional High Content Analysis systems. Whether imaging multiple fields in your flasks or 1536 wells of cells with 3 fluorophores in a 48 hour time-lapse, the LS720 offers a whole new world of automated microscopy!
Features and Benefits
- Automated XY stage with autofocus in Z provides images (photos), time-lapse series, and videos recorded directly to your computer
- Fully functioning microscope empowers users to visualize cells from microplates, flasks, slides or custom labware
- Modern LED and advanced optical design provide near diffraction-limited (theoretical maximum) resolution
- Robust software allows set-up and control across many locations, including microplates and custom arrays
- Versatile and compact design enables use inside cell culture incubators and hoods
- Detects blue, green and red fluorophores, including BFP, DAPI, FITC, Fluo-4, GFP & mCherry
- Flip-up deck allows easy objective access
- Used manually, but also robot compatible (RS485, RS232, 5V digital interfaces)
- Objective compatibility with standard lenses permits use of your own objectives
Like the LS620, the LS720 utilizes a Semrock Brightline® Pinkel filter set optimized for 405 nm, 488 nm, and 594 nm LED light sources. The 5-filter set is comprised of 3 exciting filters, 1 triple-band emitting filter, and 1 beam-splitting filter. The 720 also contains the same CMOS sensor as the LS620.
Excitation and Emission Profiles of LS720 filters
| LS720 Microscope Specifications | |
|---|---|
| Optics | Blue, green & red fluorescence; brightfield |
| Phase Contrast | Phase contrast included |
| Objective Options | 2.5x, 4x, 10x, 20x, 40x, 60x, and 100x(oil) magnification |
| Objective Compatibilities | RMS-threaded, infinity corrected, 45 mm parfocal distance |
| Fluorescence Filters | Blue: Excitation 370-410 nm; Emission 429-462 nm Green: Excitation 473-491 nm; Emission 502-561 nm Red: Excitation 580-598 nm; Emission 612-680 nm |
| Camera | High Sensitivity Monochrome CMOS Sensor; C-mount |
| Image Formats | JPG, BMP, TIF, GIF, or PNG |
| Image Size | 100 x 100 to 1900 x 1900 pixels |
| Field of View | 0.9 x 0.9 mm with 20x objective |
| Video Rates | Up to 10 frames/second (fps); with reduced frame size, up to 30 fps |
| Automated XY Stage | SBS nest, 6- to 1536-well microplates; microfluidic chambers (contact Etaluma) |
| Subdeck | No automation; most flasks, dishes, other |
| Stage Travel Range | 110 mm x 74 mm |
| Stage Move Speed | 25 mm/sec |
| Well-to-well time (seconds) | Image 96 wells: a) 1 color focus & image, 13 min, b) 3 color focus & image, 34 min |
| Computer Requirements | Windows 7, 8, 8.1, 10; 2 monitors recommended |
| Automation Friendly | SDK available |
| Power Requirements | USB for Lumascope; 100-240 V, 50-60 Hz for AutoStage |
| Dimensions, With Phase | 37.4 cm W x 43.8 cm D x 46.8 cm H [14.7 in W x 17.3 in D x 18.4 in H] |
| Weight | 13 kg (29 lb) without phase; 14 kg (31 lb) with phase |
| Operating Conditions | 4°C - 42°C, 5% - 95% RH non-condensing |
| LS720 Optional Accessories | |
|---|---|
| Labware Holder for 35 mm Petri dishes | Fits inside Holder for 60 mm Petri dish or Terasaki plate to achieve SBS footprint |
| Labware Holder for 60 mm Petri dishes & Terasaki plates | SBS outer dimensions |
| Labware Holder for microscope slides and 50 mm Petri dishes | SBS outer dimensions |
| Labware Holder for 4 microscope slides in parallel | SBS outer dimensions |
| Lumaquant | Image analysis software |
| Image-Pro Premier | Image analysis software |
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