COIL
COIL provides modern and well maintained equipment for users, particularly in the area of cell biology. Microscopes include inverted and upright confocal, spinning disk confocal and widefield systems with high speed imaging, multiposition, live cell imaging and cleared sample imaging capabilities. Explore some of the systems and resources they offer users below, and be sure to check out their website for full details and the most up-to-date information.
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Wellcome Centre for Cell Biology,
University of Edinburgh,
Michael Swann Building,
Kings Buildings,
Max Born Crescent,
Edinburgh,
EH9 3BF
- Dave Kelly
- david.kelly@ed.ac.uk
- Toni McHugh
- toni.mchugh@ed.ac.uk
- +44 (0)131 6507525
Microscopes
| Microscope | Upright or inverted | Timelapse | Multiposition | HO Licensed | Class II Pathogen | Other features |
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| Lumicks C-Trap Edge | Inverted | ✔ | Dual trap optical tweezers with TIRF/IRM imaging and microfluidics | |||
| Zeiss LSM 980 (Airyscan 2) | Inverted | ✔ | ✔ | |||
| Zeiss LSM 880 Fast Airyscan | Inverted | ✔ | ✔ | High speed imaging & cleared sample capabilities | ||
| Nikon Ti2 CSU-W1 Spinning Disk | Inverted | ✔ | ✔ | |||
| Nikon Ti2 Widefield | Inverted | ✔ | ✔ | |||
| Zeiss TIRF III Widefield | Inverted | ✔ | ✔ | TIRF Imaging | ||
| GE Deltavision Elite Widefield | Inverted | ✔ | ✔ | |||
| Yokogawa CSU Spinning Disk Confocal | Inverted | ✔ | ✔ | |||
| Leica SP5 Confocal | Inverted | ✔ | ✔ | FCS | ||
| Zeiss Axio Observer Widefield | Inverted | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| Zeiss Axio Imager Widefield | Upright | ✔ | ✔ |
Image Analysis
- Imaris
Additional Resources
- Assisted imaging sessions
- Access to incubators
- Access to dissecting microscope