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37° Incubation Chambers

This transparent environmental chamber is designed for use with Olympus Inverted Microscopes and Confocal Microscopes. Many Research Laboratories are using these incubation chambers for prolonged studies of living cells, including time lapse image capture experiments for cell motility and cell death. Micro manipulation of living cells can also take place in this temperature controlled environment.

Warm, filtered air circulates within the acrylic chamber from a heater unit which is mechanically isolated from the environmental chamber. This ensures that there is no transmission of vibration from the heater fan to the microscope. Users may select temperatures within the range 32°C* to 42°C.

Two doors allow specimens to be changed and the condenser settings to be adjusted. A further two doors, below the stage, allow access to the nosepiece and objectives. Focusing and stage controls remain outside the environmental chamber. The 35mm camera, video camera, multi-viewing and fluorescence capabilities of the microscope are unaffected. Monochromators, filter wheels, shutters, motorised stages, micro manipulators and auto focusing accessories can also be accommodated.

The chamber can, when required, be quickly removed without the use of hand tools.

* or ambient +10°C, whichever is greater

CO2 Enrichment

A CO2 enriched environment extends the life of the growth medium during prolonged experiments. A precision needle valve controls the flow of CO2 or CO2 mixture through a water reservoir. This both humidifies the gas and gives a simple, visual indication of flow.

Temperature Logging

The temperature registered by platinum foil sensor located in the environmental chamber may be logged for the duration of the experiment. Connection is made from the RS232 port of the temperature controller to the serial port on an IBM compatible data station. This PC software runs in the background of the image capture/analysis software.

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