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BioStation CT
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Cell Culture Observation System BioStation CT Cell Culture Observation System Perfect solution for automated cell culture data acquisition Imaging Solutions for your Cells' Environment

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Microscope and camera built into the incubator Cell culture images automatically captured over time A breakthrough in cell culture automation and imaging! BioStation CT houses a microscope and camera within the incubator. It automatically captures the images of cells being cultured; there is no need to remove the vessel from the incubator and move it to the microscope. This minimizes stress on the cells due to environment changes and vibration, and prevents contamination while ensuring safety for the researcher. Images of the cells are automatically captured from inside the incubator...

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Fully automated cell culture imaging Simple program setting Designation of the vessels to be imaged, with the capture points, camera settings, and imaging time lapse schedule are easily set via the touch panel on the front door of the Culture environment control concentration within the incubator are automatically controlled to the set values. Automatic vessel transport The vessel to be observed and imaged is robotically removed from the storage rack and moved onto the system's observation stage executing contamination and vibration free transport. Automatic image capture Both the micro...

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My-vessel list display The system shows the location of only the vessels that you are eligible to handle. Transfer of vessels and confirmation of data require the entry of an ID and password, ensuring security and Multiple observation points, magnifications, wavelengths and image capture intervals can be easily set in the touch panel software menu sample by sample. Quick data retrieval Images can be quickly retrieved by cell type, vessel type, capture time and other data or by keywords. Network (LAN/WAN) Remote control from distant PC Images can be viewed and capture conditions set from a...

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Minimum stress on the cells Small access gate The vessels are placed into the incubator from a small door on the front glass panel, minimizing the environmental change of the incubator interior. Stable transport Vibration that may occur during the transport of the vessels from storage rack to observation stage has been minimized. This reduces the chance of the medium being jiggled, minimizing stress or abnormal conditions on the cells. Wide choice of vessel types The system accepts a variety of vessels—from various cell culture flasks, Petri dishes, and well plates. Up to five 35mm Petri...

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Imaging examples Fertilized mouse eggs (prenuclear period) Human B lymphoblastoid cell . Courtesy of Dr. Hiroharu Kawahara, \ % Kitakyushu National College of Technology Dimensional diagram

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Specifications and equipment are subject to change without any notice or obligation on the part of the manufacturer. March 2007 ©2007 NIKON CORPORATION TO ENSURE CORRECT USAGE, READ THE CORRESPONDING MANUALS CAREFULLY BEFORE USING YOUR EQUIPMENT. * Monitor images are simulated. Company names and product names appearing in this brochure are their registered trademarks or trademarks. NIKON CORPORATION Instruments Company NIKON CORPORATION Ybkohama Plant NIKON CORPORATION Darale Mitsui Bldg., 8, Higashida-cho, Kawasaki-ku, <awasaki, Kanagawa 210-0005, Japar 1300 Walt Whitman Road, Melville,...

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