Light Sheet Microscopy

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

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
MegaSPIM Light Sheet Microscope

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

Recent publications citing LifeCanvas light sheet microscopy

A microphysiological system for screening lipid nanoparticle−mRNA complexes predicts in vivo heart transfection efficacy

Gabriel Neiman, Mauro W. Costa, Hesong Han, Sheng Zhao, Tammy K. Ng, Brian Siemons, Tomohiro Nishino, Yu Huang, Shyam Lal, Kenneth Wu, Luke M. Judge, Bruce R. Conklin, Deepak Srivastava, Niren Murthy & Kevin E. Healy

Journal:
Nature Biomedical Engineering
Publication Date:
Research Area:
Cardiovascular, Biodistribution
Tissue Species:
Mouse
Tissue Type:
Heart
Products Cited:
SmartSPIM
Myocardial reprogramming by HMGN1 underlies heart defects in trisomy 21

Sanjeev S. Ranade, Feiya Li, Sean Whalen, Angelo Pelonero, Lin Ye, Yu Huang, Abigail Brand, Tomohiro Nishino, Rahul Mital, Ryan M. Boileau, Frances Koback, Arun Padmanabhan, Victoria Yu, Bastien Cimarosti, Diana Presas-Ramos, Alexander F. Merriman, Langley Grace Wallace, Annie Nguyen, Nikolaos Poulis, Mauro W. Costa, Casey A. Gifford, Katherine S. Pollard & Deepak Srivastava

Journal:
Nature
Publication Date:
Research Area:
Cardiovascular
Tissue Species:
Mouse
Tissue Type:
Heart
Products Cited:
EasyIndex, SmartSPIM
A parabrachial hub for need-state control of enduring pain

Nitsan Goldstein, Amadeus Maes, Heather N. Allen, Tyler S. Nelson, Kayla A. Kruger, Morgan Kindel, Albert T. M. Yeung, Nicholas K. Smith, Jamie R. E. Carty, Lavinia Boccia, Niklas Blank, Emily Lo, Rachael E. Villari, Ella Cho, Erin L. Marble, Michelle Awh, Yasmina Dumiaty, Melissa J. Chee, Rajesh Khanna, Christoph A. Thaiss, Bradley K. Taylor, Ann Kennedy & J. Nicholas Betley

Journal:
Nature
Publication Date:
Research Area:
Neural Circuits
Tissue Species:
Mouse
Tissue Type:
Brain
Products Cited:
SHIELD, EasyIndex, SmartBatch+, SmartSPIM, CRO Services