Olympus FLUOVIEW FV3000 confocal laser scanning microscope

Designed to meet some of the most difficult challenges in modern science, Olympus has announced the launch of the FLUOVIEW FV3000 confocal laser scanning microscope. Built for fast, stable imaging of biological processes within living cells and tissues, the product offers the flexibility required for live cell imaging, high-resolution fixed imaging and the temporal resolution required to image dynamic intracellular processes.

Succeeding the FV1200, the FV3000 is controlled via an intuitive software interface so even novice users can generate high-quality data and images. The system’s optical design offers macro to micro imaging capabilities with objectives ranging from 1.25x to 150x magnification. The broad magnification range allows a diverse range of biological samples to be imaged at biologically relevant resolutions.

The addition of Olympus’s silicon oil-immersion objectives enables imaging of live specimens over long time periods. The use of silicon oil immersion allows users to generate bright, high-resolution images with less spherical aberration due to the refractive index match between silicon and cells immersion media.

The FV3000 is available in two standard configurations: a galvanometer-only scanner and the FV3000RS with both a resonance scanner and a galvanometer scanner. The addition of a resonance scanner allows imaging of high-speed processes up to 438 fps.