Olympus VS200 Research Slide Scanner

November 21, 2024

Olympus 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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