Light Sheet Microscopy

DALISPIM

DALISPIM is an open-top, inverted light sheet microscope that combines high-speed, high-resolution volumetric imaging with broad sample compatibility. Key highlights and features include:

  • Patented axial sweeping technology, which generates homogenous PSFz across field of view
  • Aberration-free optical coupling with standard sample holders (e.g. well plates, slide glasses, petri dishes, organ-on-a-chip devices) without the need for immersion baths
  • Capacity for well plates up to 125 x 85 mm, or custom containers up to 250 x 75 –  image live or cleared tissues including intact organs, organoids, biopsies, sections, and even entire model organisms
  • Custom-designed optics and patented axial sweeping technology for rapid acquisition of images with uniformly high resolution in all axes
  • Easy-to-use setup and acquisition software
  • Comprehensive post-processing package
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SmartSPIM​

The SmartSPIM light sheet microscope provides unparalleled resolution and acquisition speed throughout intact tissue volumes, while its modular design allows you to upgrade and customize individual components.
Key highlights and features include:

  • Patented axial sweeping technology, which generates homogenous PSFz across field of view
  • Rapid volumetric acquisition (intact mouse brain hemisphere in <30 minutes)
  • Large imaging chamber and dual illumination, optimized for large (up to 40mm x 75mm) or multi-sample acquisition – easily image organoids, rat brains, entire juvenile mice, & everything in between
  • Focus compensation and tunable imaging parameters
  • Intuitive acquisition software with real-time tile correction
  • Objectives available for 1.63X through 22X magnification
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MegaSPIM Light Sheet Microscope

MegaSPIM

The MegaSPIM microscope is our newest light sheet imaging system. Utilizing the same powerful axial sweeping technology as SmartSPIM, MegaSPIM is optimized for imaging not only laterally large samples, but thin slices and arrays of small tissues as well. Unique highlights and features include:

  • Capacity for lateral sample sizes up to 200 mm x 200 mm –  easily image expanded tissues, large slabs, and arrays of organoids, slices, or whole rodent organs
  • Custom mounting solutions for a variety of sample types
  • High-throughput multicolor acquisition with dual cameras and independent focus correction
  • Post-processing tools to deskew and stitch your data into complete ready-to-analyze volumes
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Recent publications citing LifeCanvas light sheet microscopy

Sex-specific control of feeding and defensive behaviors by MC3R neurons in the bed nuclei of the stria terminalis

Michelle N. Bedenbaugh, Marie A. Doyle, Caitlyn M. Edwards, Nick Petersen, Dollada Srisai, Sydney H. Hawkins, Nicholas T. Low, Haley Mendoza-Romero, Jordan A. Brown, Alexander S. Vardy, Danny G. Winder, Richard B. Simerly

Journal:
bioRxiv
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Research Area:
Neural Circuits
Tissue Species:
Mouse
Tissue Type:
Brain
Products Cited:
SHIELD, EasyIndex, Passive Clearing Kit, SmartSPIM
Mapping cellular targets of covalent cancer drugs in the entire mammalian body

Zhengyuan Pang, Verina H. Leung, Cailynn C. Wang, Ahmadreza Attarpour, Anthony Rinaldi, Hanbing Shen, Maria Dolores Moya-Garzon, Logan H. Sigua, Claire Rammel, Alexandra Selke, Christopher Glynn, Melaina Yender, Senhan Xu, Javid J. Moslehi, Peng Wu, Jonathan Z. Long, Maged Goubran, Benjamin F. Cravatt, Li Ye

Journal:
Cell
Publication Date:
Research Area:
Cancer, Biodistribution
Tissue Species:
Mouse
Tissue Type:
Whole Body
Products Cited:
EasyIndex, SmartSPIM
ARX mutation-associated interneuron defects provide insights into mechanisms underlying developmental epilepsies

Youngshin Lim, Shyam K Akula, Abigail K Myers, Connie Chen, Katherine A Rafael, Michaela G Ibach, Edwin Trevathan, Christopher A Walsh, Jeffrey A Golden, Ginam Cho

Journal:
BRAIN
Publication Date:
Research Area:
Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Tissue Species:
Mouse
Tissue Type:
Brain
Products Cited:
SHIELD, EasyIndex, SmartLabel, SmartSPIM, CRO Services
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