Technical and scientific expertise
- High-resolution imaging equipment for biological samples
- Light and scanning microscopy
- Cell sorter
- Expertise available from qualified personnel for both light microscopy and nanoscopy
Main equipement
- Confocal microscopy
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- NEW !!! LEICA STELLARIS 8 FALCON - 3D images and capture of dynamic processes in real-time
- Zeiss LSM710 and LSM980 with six laser lines (405, 445, 488, 514, 561, 663)
- Airyscan I and II/Multiplex
- Definite focus 2
- Thermostatic chamber
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- Epifluorescence microscopy
- Two Observer Z1 inverted stand microscopes (Zeiss)
- Two Observer Z1 inverted stand microscopes (Zeiss)
- Motorised stage
- Zen Module Tiles/Positions
- CellASIC ONIX 2 microfluidic system
- Two Observer Z1 inverted stand microscopes (Zeiss)
- Atomic force microscopy
- Bioscope Resolve, NanoWizard III, Nanowizard IV coupled to
an Observer Z1 inverted stand microscope (Zeiss) - Bioscope Resolve coupled to a LSM980
- Fluid-FM technology and UltraSpeed NW head
- Autonomous AFM : force robot with automatic force
mapping and temperature control from 4°C to 50°C
- Bioscope Resolve, NanoWizard III, Nanowizard IV coupled to
- Flow cytometry
- One fluorescence-activated cell sorter: Cell Sorter S3e Biorad
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NEW !!!
Visualization, analysis and interpretation of 2D to 5D images: free 1-year trial of AIVIA software available for all researchers of UCLouvain until May 2024
Get an overview of the platform’s facilities via a virtual tour.
Applications
- Confocal microscopy allows for the determination of the cellular and subcellular localisation of proteins and biomolecules at high resolution, and the monitoring of their dynamics. Furthermore, combined with appropriate software, it is possible to obtain quantitative data on the molecule of interest.
- Atomic force microscopy (AFM) has recently opened up a range of new possibilities for imaging and manipulating cell surfaces in their natural environment, complementing optical imaging techniques. It allows for the visualisation of cell surface structure at nanoscale resolution and under physiological conditions, and gives researchers the ability to localise unique receptors on the cell surface and quantitatively probe cellular interactions.
Services available to
- UCLouvain students and researchers
- Non-UCLouvain parties
