Equipment Selection

The Imaging and Optics Facility is facilitating the use and maintenance of an wide variety of advanced Microscopy, Image analysis and Cytometry devices, as well as software licenses, applications for force probing, material characterization & -rheology and additional system accessories. Before users can book any system, a training by the Imaging and Optics Facility needs to be completed.

The IOF machine park houses a manifold of different imaging technologies that enables a wide spectrum of different applications of varying levels of complexity. To clarify the complexity of the different systems, we rank the level of complexity in levels, that relates to a default training & learning investment:

Description of System Levels

• Level 0: only requires ‘introduction to Imaging & Optics Facility’ (Stereo; Analysis Workstations, etc)

• Level 1: requires 2 × training → standard Widefield and Confocal applications

• Level 2: requires 2 × training + 1 assisted session / additional training required → Spinning Disk, Multi Modal, Advanced Applications & Assays (FLIM, UV ablation, pipette aspiration, …)

• Level 3: requires 2 × trainings + Assisted Sessions + System configuration by IOF staff* → AFM / Light-sheet* / Multi-photon*