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Biomedicum Imaging Unit

Faculty of Medicine

 

 

Biomedicum Imaging Unit (BIU)

 

 

Biocenter Finland

Euro-BioImaging

 

Contact information

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5th floor office, room B501a
Tel: +358 2941 25269

1st floor office, room B117a
Tel: +358 2941 25271

Biomedicum Helsinki
PO Box 63 (Haartmaninkatu 8)
FI-00014 University of Helsinki
Finland

EVOS FL Cell Imaging System

EVOS FL

  • Location: Room B501b, 5th floor

Technical Information

Objectives

Magn.
Objective type
NA
Medium
Contrast
Working distance (mm)
4x
LPlanFluor
0.13
Air
Ph
16.9
10x
PlanFluor
0.30
Air
-
8.3
20x
PlanFluor
0.45
Air
-
7.1
40x
PlanFluor
0.65
Air
-
2.8

Filters

Fluorescence filters are integrated with LED lightsources into 'light cubes'. The system has space for 4 such cubes or 3 + transmitted light.

Position
Light Cube
Excitation (nm)
Emission (nm)
1
Transmitted light
2
DAPI
357/44
447/60
3
GFP
470/22
510/42
4
RFP
531/44
593/40
Spare
TxRed
585/29
624/40

Camera

Integrated monochrome CCD camera.

Accessories

An assortment of sample holders for multiwell plates, dishes, flasks, and microscope slides.

Instrument Use

User Guides

There are some user documents on the ThermoFisher site. Specifically, the Quick Start Guide and the User Manual may be of use.

EVOS FL users mailing list

When you make your first reservation for EVOS FL, you will be automatically added to the users mailing list. Please read those e-mails to know what is going on!

Starting you imaging session:

Check if the system is already on. If not, press the power button on the side of the instrument and wait for the integrated computer to boot.

Ending your imaging session:

On working days (Mo-Fr) you can leave the equipment on if your reservation ends before 16:00. If your session ends after 16:00 on a working day, or you are using EVOS FL on Saturday, Sunday, or a holiday, you should turn off the equipment. Please remember to cover the instrument with its dust cover when you turn it off.

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