Description
Technical specifications
Laser microdissection system
ZEISS PALM MicroBeam IV mounted on a motorized ZEISS Axio Observer 7 inverted microscope.
UV laser-based laser microdissection with Laser Pressure Catapulting (LPC) technology for contact-free sample collection.
Fixed 90° laser configuration for enhanced cutting stability and precision.
Objectives
Fluar 5×/0.25 Air
Fluar 10×/0.50 Air
LD Plan-Neofluar 20×/0.40 Korr Air
LD Plan-Neofluar 40×/0.60 Korr Air
LD Plan-Neofluar 63×/0.75 Korr Ph2 Air
Imaging
Brightfield and fluorescence imaging.
Axiocam 305 color (5 MP CMOS) for histology and immunohistochemistry.
Axiocam 305 mono (5 MP CMOS) high-sensitivity monochrome camera for fluorescence imaging.
Simultaneous support for brightfield and fluorescence-guided laser microdissection.
Fluorescence configuration
Motorized fluorescence illumination (HXP 120 V).
Filter sets:
BFP (Filter Set 96 HE)
FITC (Filter Set 44 HE)
Texas Red (Filter Set 45 HQ)
Cy5 (Filter Set 50)
VIS-LED transmitted illumination.
Motorized hardware
Motorized RoboStage II.
Motorized 6-position objective turret.
Motorized condenser.
Motorized fluorescence reflector turret.
CapMover II automated sample collection system.
TubeCollector and SingleCap collectors for multiple collection formats.
Environmental control
On-stage incubation system.
Temperature-controlled stage.
CO₂ regulation (1–8%).
Humidity control.
Compatible with live-cell laser microdissection.
Software
PALM RoboSoftware 4.9 Pro.
LCM/AxioVision SE64 4.9.1.
Automated laser calibration.
Autofocus.
Image segmentation and measurement tools.
Time-lapse acquisition.
Z-stack.
Multichannel fluorescence.
Sample compatibility
Histological sections.
Immunohistochemistry.
Fluorescently labelled tissues.
Live-cell cultures.
Conventional glass slides and membrane slides (PEN/PET), including optimized workflows for membrane-free tissue sections for downstream spatial omics applications.