The chamber, designed to complement the NanoScanZ piezo stage, provides a stable and optimised environment in which to maintain cells during the course of long term time lapse experiments
The NanoScanZ piezo stage from Prior Scientific offers researchers the chance to build three dimensional images of living cells at the fastest speed and with the highest precision ensuring the integrity of data while minimising potential harm to the cells themselves.
As a complement to this stage, Prior has teamed up with Tokai Hit to produce a climate chamber tailor made to interface seamlessly with the NanoScanZ Piezo stage.
It does not compromise the performance of the NanoScanZ in any way at all.
The system consists of a heated chamber within which a 35mm dish may be housed.
The chamber is covered and sealed with an optically clear, glass cover which is also heated to prevent the build up of condensation.
An objective heater is also provided to minimise the effects of temperature gradients between the chamber and the objective lens being used to image the contents of the dish.
The system is completed by a choice of controllers which are used to control both the temperature and the CO2 concentration in the chamber.
Controllers are available for pre-mixed or unmixed gases.
The chamber has been carefully designed and optimised to the point that it incorporates an anti Z-axis drift mechanism which ensures that thermal drift during long term experiments is eliminated.
