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-<​b>​Location</​b>:​ [Oeiras] Room 0B02<​br> ​+<​b>​Location</​b>: ​<a href="/​facility/​bioimaging/​lib/​exe/​fetch.php?​media=bartolomeu_dias_wing_2025_-_nikon_htm-hcs.png">​[Oeiras] Room 0B05</​a>​<​br> ​
 <​b>​Manufacturer</​b>:​ <a href="​https://​www.microscope.healthcare.nikon.com/​en_EU/"​ target="​_blank">​Nikon</​a>​ <br> <​b>​Manufacturer</​b>:​ <a href="​https://​www.microscope.healthcare.nikon.com/​en_EU/"​ target="​_blank">​Nikon</​a>​ <br>
 <​b>​Model</​b>:​ <a href="​https://​www.microscope.healthcare.nikon.com/​en_EU/​products/​inverted-microscopes/​eclipse-ti-series"​ target="​_blank">​Nikon Eclipse Ti</​a>​ <br> <​b>​Model</​b>:​ <a href="​https://​www.microscope.healthcare.nikon.com/​en_EU/​products/​inverted-microscopes/​eclipse-ti-series"​ target="​_blank">​Nikon Eclipse Ti</​a>​ <br>
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 ===== Microscope overview ===== ===== Microscope overview =====
  
-The Nikon-HTM/HCS microscope ​is a fully automated microscope capable of high-throughput imaging and screening of samples (eg, Ibidi chamber slides or well-plates);​ with the help of fully programmable and customizable acquisition protocols. ​+The Nikon HTM-HCS is a fully automated microscope capable of high-throughput imaging and screening of samples (eg, Ibidi chamber slides or well-plates);​ with the help of fully programmable and customizable acquisition protocols. ​
  
 The system is equipped with a CoolLED fluorescence illuminator with 4 excitation bands, and an Andor Zyla 4.2 sCMOS camera with 4.0 MPixels with a large field of view capable of maximum of 100 FPS at full frame (2048x2048). ​ The system is equipped with a CoolLED fluorescence illuminator with 4 excitation bands, and an Andor Zyla 4.2 sCMOS camera with 4.0 MPixels with a large field of view capable of maximum of 100 FPS at full frame (2048x2048). ​
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 The optics available include fluorescence filters and brightfield,​ including DIC (for several magnifications) and phase-contrast (40x LWD only). The optics available include fluorescence filters and brightfield,​ including DIC (for several magnifications) and phase-contrast (40x LWD only).
  
 +{{::​ionoptix_realtime-acquisition-cell-length-600x500.jpg?​200 ​ |}}
 +This microscope is also equipped with a [[https://​www.ionoptix.com/​products/​systems/​calcium-and-contractility-system/​|Ionoptix Calcium and Contractility system]] for high-speed simultaneous acquisition of Fura-2 fluorescence with video-based cell length measurement to study myocyte function, contracting spontaneously or with field stimulation.
  
-===== LED lines =====+  * **High-speed contractility camera**: [[https://​www.ionoptix.com/​products/​components/​sensors/​myocam-s3/​|MyoCam-S3]] 
 +  * **Electrical Field Stimulator**:​ [[https://​www.ionoptix.com/​products/​components/​stimulators/​myopacer-cell-stimulator/​|MyoPacer]] 
 +  * **LED Light Source**: [[https://​www.ionoptix.com/​products/​components/​light-sources/​led-light-source/​|UV LEDs for Fura-2 excitation]] 
 +  * **High-speed PMT**: [[https://​www.ionoptix.com/​products/​components/​sensors/​pmt-sub-system/​|PMT400]] for photon counting at 1kHz 
 +  * **Software**:​ [[https://​www.ionoptix.com/​products/​software/​ionwizard-core-and-analysis/​|IonWizard]] 7.7.3.180 
 + 
 +===== System Components ===== 
 + 
 +===LEDs ====
  
 This system is equipped with a CoolLED fluorescence illuminator with 4 excitation lines: This system is equipped with a CoolLED fluorescence illuminator with 4 excitation lines:
-  * 380 nm - E.g. DAPI 
-  * 470 nm - E.g. FITC 
-  * 550 nm - E.g. TRITC 
-  * 635 nm - E.g. Cy5 
  
-===== Filterset cubes =====+^  Line  ^  Wavelength ​ ^ 
 +|  UV  |  <fc #​be00cc>​380 nm</​fc> ​ | 
 +|  B  |  <fc #​00a9ff>​470 nm</​fc> ​ | 
 +|  G  |  <fc #​a3ff00>​550 nm</​fc> ​ | 
 +|  R  |  <fc #​ff3900>​635 nm</​fc> ​ |
  
-^  Position ​ ^  Filterset ​ ^  Reference ​ ^  Excitation ​ ^  Dichroic ​ ^  Emission ​ ^ 
-|  1  |  Quad-DAPI ​ |    |  378/​58 ​ |  [[https://​www.idex-hs.com/​store/​product-detail/​ff409_493_573_652_di02_25x36/​fl-007110?​search=true|409]] ​ |  432/​40 ​ | 
-|  1  |  Quad-FITC ​ |    |  474/​30 ​ |  [[https://​www.idex-hs.com/​store/​product-detail/​ff409_493_573_652_di02_25x36/​fl-007110?​search=true|493]] ​ |  515/​36 ​ | 
-|  1  |  Quad-TRITC ​ |    |  554/​26 ​ |  [[https://​www.idex-hs.com/​store/​product-detail/​ff409_493_573_652_di02_25x36/​fl-007110?​search=true|573]] ​ |  595/​36 ​ | 
-|  1  |  Quad-Cy5 ​ |    |  635/​22 ​ |  [[https://​www.idex-hs.com/​store/​product-detail/​ff409_493_573_652_di02_25x36/​fl-007110?​search=true|652]] ​ |  LP 658  | 
-|  2  |  FITC  |    |  474/​27 ​ |  495  |  525/​45 ​ | 
-|  3  |  TRITC  |    |  543/​22 ​ |  562  |  593/​40 ​ | 
-|  4  |  Cy5  |    |  635/​18 ​ |  652  |  680/​42 ​ | 
  
-===== Fast Filter Wheel emission filters ​=====+==== Filtersets Turret 1 (top) ==== 
 + 
 +^  Position ​ ^  Filterset ​ ^  Excitation ​ ^  Dichroic ​ ^  Emission ​ ^  Reference ​ ^ 
 +|  1  |  QUAD  |  349-407 nm  |  409 nm  |  <fc #​3300ff>​412-452 nm</​fc> ​ |  [[https://​www.idex-hs.com/​store/​product-detail/​ff409_493_573_652_di02_25x36/​fl-007110?​search=true|FL-007110]] ​ | 
 +|  :::  |  :::  |  459-489 nm  |  493 nm  |  <fc #​1fff00>​497-533 nm</​fc> ​ |  :::  | 
 +|  :::  |  :::  |  541-567 nm  |  573 nm  |  <fc #​ffcf00>​577-613 nm</​fc> ​ |  :::  | 
 +|  :::  |  :::  |  624-646 nm  |  652 nm  |  <fc #​ff0000>>​ 658 nm</​fc> ​ |  :::  | 
 +|  2  |  Green  |  460-488 nm  |  495 nm  |  <fc #​4aff00>​503-548 nm</​fc> ​ |    | 
 +|  3  |  Orange ​ |  532-554 nm  |  562  nm  |  <fc #​ffd500>​573-613 nm</​fc> ​ |  | 
 +|  4  |  Red  |  624-642 nm  |  652 nm  |  <fc #​ff0000>​659-701 nm</​fc> ​ |  | 
 + 
 + 
 +==== Filtersets Turret 2 (bottom) ==== 
 + 
 +^  Position ​ ^  Filterset ​ ^  Excitation ​ ^  Dichroic ​ ^  Emission ​ ^ 
 +|  6  |  Fura-2 ​ |  334-346 nm  |  400 nm  |  <fc #​00ff28>​498-518 nm</​fc> ​ | 
 +|  :::  |  :::  |  370-390 nm  |  :::  |  :::  | 
 + 
 +==== Emission Filters ​Fast Filter Wheel ==== 
 + 
 +^  Filterset ​ ^  Emission ​ ^  Reference ​ ^ 
 +|  DAPI-FW ​ |  <fc #​007bff>​435-485 nm</​fc> ​ |  [[https://​www.chroma.com/​products/​parts/​at460-50m|AT460/​50m]] ​ | 
 +|  FITC-FW ​ |  <fc #​4aff00>​500-550 nm</​fc> ​ |  [[https://​www.chroma.com/​products/​parts/​et525-50m|ET525/​50m]] ​ | 
 +|  TRITC-FW ​ |  <fc #​ffcf00>​570-620 nm</​fc> ​ |  [[https://​www.chroma.com/​products/​parts/​et595-50m|ET595/​50m]] ​ | 
 +|  Cy5-FW ​ |  <fc #​ff0000>​665-705 nm</​fc> ​ |  [[https://​www.chroma.com/​products/​parts/​s685-40m|S685/​40m]] ​ | 
 + 
 +==== Objectives ​====
  
-^  Filterset ​ ^  Reference ​ ^  Transmission ​ ^ 
-|  DAPI-FW ​ |  [[https://​www.chroma.com/​products/​parts/​at460-50m|at460-50m]] ​ |  460/​50 ​ | 
-|  FITC-FW ​ |  [[https://​www.chroma.com/​products/​parts/​et525-50m|et525-50m]] ​ |  525/​50 ​ | 
-|  TRITC-FW ​ |  [[https://​www.chroma.com/​products/​parts/​et595-50m|et595-50m]] ​ |  595/​50 ​ | 
-|  Cy5-FW ​ |  [[https://​www.chroma.com/​products/​parts/​s685-40m|s685-40m]] ​ |  685/​40 ​ | 
-===== Objectives ===== 
 ^  Magnification ​ ^  Model  ^  Immersion ​ ^  NA  ^  WD (mm)  ^  PFS  ^  DIC  ^  PhC  ^  Reference ​ ^  Pixel size (um) (1x zoom)  ^  Pixel size (um) (1.5x zoom)  ^ ^  Magnification ​ ^  Model  ^  Immersion ​ ^  NA  ^  WD (mm)  ^  PFS  ^  DIC  ^  PhC  ^  Reference ​ ^  Pixel size (um) (1x zoom)  ^  Pixel size (um) (1.5x zoom)  ^
-|  10x  |  Plan Apo  |  Air  |  0.45  |  4  |  No  |  Yes (N1)  |  No  |  [[https://​www.microscope.healthcare.nikon.com/​en_EU/​products/​optics/​selector/​comparison/​-179798|MRD70170]] ​ |  0.643  |  0.429  |    +|  ​<fc #fef042>10x</​fc> ​ ​| ​ Plan Apo  |  Air  |  0.45  |  4  |  No  |  Yes (N1)  |  No  |  [[https://​www.microscope.healthcare.nikon.com/​en_EU/​products/​optics/​selector/​comparison/​-179798|MRD70170]] ​ |  0.643  |  0.429  |    
-|  20x  |  Plan Apo Lambda ​ |  Air  |  0.75  |  1  |  Yes  |  Yes (N1)  |  No  |  MRD00205* ​ |  0.323  |  0.216  |   +|  ​<fc #0aa05c>20x</​fc> ​ ​| ​ Plan Apo Lambda ​ |  Air  |  0.75  |  1  |  Yes  |  Yes (N1)  |  No  |  MRD00205* ​ |  0.323  |  0.216  ​| ​   
 +|  <fc #​01b3f5>​40x</​fc> ​ |  Plan Fluor  |  Oil  |  1.3  |  0.24  |  Yes  |  Yes (N2)  |  No  |  [[https://​www.microscope.healthcare.nikon.com/​en_EU/​products/​optics/​selector/​comparison/​-1829|MRH01401]] ​ |  0.162  |  0.108  |    
 +|  <fc #​01b3f5>​40x</​fc> ​ |  Plan Apo  |  Air  |  0.95  |  0.17-0.25 ​ |  Yes  |  Yes (N2)  |  No  |  MRD00400* ​ |  0.161  |  0.107  |    
 +|  <fc #​01b3f5>​40x</​fc> ​ |  LWD* *  |  Air  |  0.55  |  2.1  |  No  |  No  |  Yes  |  [[https://​www.microscope.healthcare.nikon.com/​en_EU/​products/​optics/​selector/​comparison/​-1683|MRP46402]] ​ |  0.161  |  0.108  ​| ​  
 |  100x  |  Plan Apo Lambda ​ |  Oil  |  1.45  |  0.13  |  Yes  |  Yes (N2)  |  No  |  MRD01905* ​ |  0.065  |  0.043  |    |  100x  |  Plan Apo Lambda ​ |  Oil  |  1.45  |  0.13  |  Yes  |  Yes (N2)  |  No  |  MRD01905* ​ |  0.065  |  0.043  |   
-|  40x  |  Plan Fluor  |  Oil  |  1.3  |  0.24  |  Yes  |  Yes (N2)  |  No  |  [[https://​www.microscope.healthcare.nikon.com/​en_EU/​products/​optics/​selector/​comparison/​-1829|MRH01401]] ​ |  0.162  |  0.108  |    
-|  40x  |  Plan Apo  |  Air  |  0.95  |  0.17-0.25 ​ |  Yes  |  Yes (N2)  |  No  |  MRD00400* ​ |  0.161  |  0.107  |    
-|  40x  |  LWD* *  |  Air  |  0.55  |  2.1  |  No  |  No  |  Yes  |  [[https://​www.microscope.healthcare.nikon.com/​en_EU/​products/​optics/​selector/​comparison/​-1683|MRP46402]] ​ |  0.161  |  0.108  |    
  
 * Not fabricated anymore ; * * LWD - Long Working Distance  ​ * Not fabricated anymore ; * * LWD - Long Working Distance  ​
  
 The Bioimaging Platform **highly advises against using the 40x LWD objective with 1.5x zoom** The Bioimaging Platform **highly advises against using the 40x LWD objective with 1.5x zoom**
-===== Camera ​=====+ 
 +==== Camera ====
  
 ^  Model  ^  Frame Size  ^  Pixel Size (µm)  ^  Quantum Efficiency ​ ^ ^  Model  ^  Frame Size  ^  Pixel Size (µm)  ^  Quantum Efficiency ​ ^
 |  [[https://​andor.oxinst.cn/​assets/​uploads/​products/​andor/​documents/​Zyla-4.2-Specifications-Life-Science.pdf|Andor Zyla 4.2 PLUS]] ​ |  2048 × 2048  |  6.5 x 6.5  |  82%  | |  [[https://​andor.oxinst.cn/​assets/​uploads/​products/​andor/​documents/​Zyla-4.2-Specifications-Life-Science.pdf|Andor Zyla 4.2 PLUS]] ​ |  2048 × 2048  |  6.5 x 6.5  |  82%  |
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 ===== Microscope Turn On Procedure ===== ===== Microscope Turn On Procedure =====
  
-  * Turn on the CoolLed controller on **top of the microscope'​s shelf**. 
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   * Turn on the microscope using the **switch** on the **bottom of the microscope'​s optical table**.   * Turn on the microscope using the **switch** on the **bottom of the microscope'​s optical table**.
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 ===== Microscope Turn Off Procedure ===== ===== Microscope Turn Off Procedure =====
   * Turn off the microscope using the **switch** on the **bottom of the microscope'​s optical table**.   * Turn off the microscope using the **switch** on the **bottom of the microscope'​s optical table**.
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-  * Turn off the CoolLed controller on **top of the microscope'​s shelf**. +
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