iMIC 2030 Scan Head
FRAP
iMIC 2030 is the integration of FRAP - Fluorescence Recovery After Photobleaching - (or any other technique requiring positioned
laser beam, e.g. FLIP, laser micro dissection) into the award winning digital iMIC 2000 series
microscope platform.
A galvanometer-driven scan mirror serves as computer controlled mode switch
element, which can direct beams from a variety of (light) sources into the microscope,
where they illuminate the specimen. Switching speeds of < 1 ms can thus be
achieved.
Supported illumination schemes
- widefield epifluorescence using the Polychrome 5000 or Polychrome 3000 for illumination.
- Laser-illumination through a galvanometer driven our 2-axis iMIC 2030 Scan Head.
- Laser illumination for Total Internal Reflection Fluorescence (TIRF). In this mode the iMIC 2020 Mode Switch also serves to adjust the TIRF-angle and thus the penetration depth (patents pending). Multiple laser lines from variety of laser sources can be couples into the iMIC 2000 series via the Laser Line Combiner.

