Evident Scientific VS200 Research Slide Scanner

November 21, 2024

Evident Scientific VS200 research slide scanner configured for brightfield, fluorescence, darkfield and polarized light imaging, with 210 automated slide loader

Visuals
Credits: Ted Price, Salim Megat; Instrument: VS 120 Slide Scanner, Description: D5 RNAscope insitu hybridization (BY SALIM MEGAT). Shows D5 dopamine receptor mRNA expression in mouse brain. Bright field 20x image
Capabilities
  • High -throughput imaging of fixed samples labeled with diverse stains and fluorophores mounted on slides
  • Automated image stitching, 3D z-stacks for thick slide preparations
  • Automatic specimen recognition
  • Semi-automated imaging of up to 210 slides at a time
Cost

Internal user $18/hour

Specs

Microscope

  • Olympus VS200 research slide scanner configured for brightfield, fluorescence, darkfield and polarized light imaging, with 210 automated slide loader

Light Source

  • X-Cite XYLIS II, XT730L

Dichroics

  • DAPI LED Filter Set 378/52X/BS409/447/60M
  • FITC LED Filter Set 474/27X/BS495/525/45M
  • TRITC LED Filter Set 554/23X/BS573/609/54M
  • MCherry LED Filter Set 578/21X/BS596/641/75M
  • Cy5 LED Filter Set 635/18X/BS652/680/42M
  • Cy7 LED Filter Set 735/28X/BS757/809/81M

Objectives

Air objectives

  • 2x (NA 0.08)
  • 4x (NA 0.16)
  • 10x (NA 0.40)
  • 20x (NA 0.80)
  • 40x (NA 0.95)

Detectors

  • ORCA-Fusion Gen-III sCMOS CAMERA

Software

  • VS-200 ASW-FL

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