Label-free live-cell imaging system has uses in long-term experiments
CytoSMART Technologies (Eindhoven, Netherlands) has introduced its Lux3 BR brightfield live-cell imaging system, which comprises a small brightfield microscope equipped with a 6.4 Mpixel CMOS camera. The live-cell imager works inside a standard cell culture incubator without disturbing temperature, airflow, and optimum culture conditions for cells in long-term live-cell imaging experiments. In both the x- and y-directions, 2072 pixels combined with 1.45 mm field of view provide a resolution of 0.7 µm/pixel.
A setup with the Lux3 BR system can be expanded to two or four devices that can be operated and controlled individually via laptop. Since both Lux3 BR Duo Kit and Multi Lux3 BR devices can be placed directly next to each other in the same incubator, it allows for systematic comparison of control and treated samples, as all monitored cell cultures are maintained in an identical culture environment.