World's first water dipping objectives compensate for physiological temperature and specimen thickness variation, and allow excellent infra-red imaging, making it ideal for deep brain slice imaging
Designed in collaboration with electro-physiologists and bioscience researchers from around the world, the FN1 Physiostation launched by Nikon heralds a new era for electrophysiology and neuroscience imaging applications where flexibility and incredibly high optical performance are crucial, says the company.
Combining groundbreaking expansion capabilities, exceptional ergonomics, market-leading optics, and impressive electrical noise and vibration reduction, the new Nikon FN1 microscope delivers the ultimate in flexibility and optical performance, it says.
As well as being ideal for imaging requirements such as confocal, the increased working space allows the imaging of larger samples, easy access to manipulators, stimulators and flow chambers for electrophysiology studies.
The world's first water dipping objectives developed specifically for the FN1 compensate for physiological temperature and specimen thickness variation, and allow excellent infra-red imaging, making it ideal for deep brain slice imaging.
The new objectives feature longer working distances of up to 3.5mm, with slimmer profiles, 45deg approach angle for easy access of manipulators and patchclamp positioning, specially coated top lenses to prevent bubbles and new axial chromatic aberration correction for visible to near infra-red imaging.
With the new CFI75 LWD objective, the FN1 has the flexibility to image large structures such as the hippocampus, as well as small structures such as axons and dendrites, with the same lens.
When used with the variable magnification double port it is possible to vary intermediate magnifications between 0.35x, 2x, and 4x, and to observe from a low magnification wide field to a high magnification high resolution field with the 16x objective alone.
Nikon's unique combination of high numerical apertures, long working distances and steep approach angles allows for a one-lens solution for electrophysiology applications.
